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Old 08-10-2004, 09:25 AM
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Hey Guys,

I opened up my powerbook yesterday to find that the bluetooth symbol
at the top of my screen had changed. When I try using the bluetooth setup
assistant it's saying I have no bluetooth hardware installed (but I do!)

It would seem that perhaps the BT module has become unseated or
just perhaps died, but it is inside the laptop and not accessible
from the outside so I can't really check.

Is there anything I can do other than take the PB in to Apple?

Cheers,
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Old 08-10-2004, 09:49 AM
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This happened to me once not long after i got my new PB, the Bluetooth icon just went inactive.

Restarted the machine and it was back to normal, and has been ever since.....

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Old 08-10-2004, 10:31 AM
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also make sure that you've got all the latest updates for bt and devices.
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Old 08-10-2004, 10:46 AM
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Remember to download the Bluetooth firmware updates before you run them and be using the power not battery. There are two updates in the last 4 or 5 months you may need both.

And I agree a restart usually sorts these things out. As the BT is built in I can't see how it would come unseated unless it was dropped/knocked etc. Use the system profiler to see if it appears on the USB bus.
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Old 11-10-2004, 10:25 AM
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Thanks for input guys.

I checked system profiler and the BT module was not showing.

The problem has fixed itself now. All I needed to do was actually
shut down and re-boot. I had been just restarting my PB without
completely turning off in between but that didn't have any effect.

Strange one, glad I wasn't the only one that happened too. Thanks again
guys....

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