Bluetooth I have an acer 5002 laptop with bluetooth. However when I now push the button on the front to turn on bluetooth it does nothing. It used to flash untill it could not find any devices and then tell you none were available. now it does nothing. I installed the bluetooth drivers from the factory backup disk and still nothing any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks

Hi

When you say when i press the button what button are you pressing

have you slid the bluetooth switch over to the on position on your acer and do you actually have bluetooth on the laptop i have a acer 5630 with the bluetooth switch on the front of the laptop but the laptop dosent even support bluetooth so it crazy having the switch there

Hi there, please follow the instruction.
1. turn off Bluetooth button.
2. run your Acer driver disk & install the Bluetooth
device. After a while your laptop asking you for turn
on your Bluetooth. Press the button of Bluetooth. It
will installing then. After a while another message
will come in front of you that, Bluetooth device
installed & ready for you.
You may also watch the link for some an idea about setup a Bluetooth.

Thanks & waitimg for your feedback.

Hi,

Do you actually see the Bluetooth device in device manager? Normally if it's not turned on it won't appear in device manager. The next thing I can think of is that if the Bluetooth module was not turned on when you loaded the drivers then they won't work.
And lastly the module may have come lose or unseated from the slot. Are you absolutely 100% sure there's Bluetooth hardware on this laptop? Is this built-in or a USB dongle?

If built-in have you turned it on? Acer uses a slide switch to turn Bluetooth and Wireless LAN on and off.
The first thing you probably need to establish is whether the laptop has a Bluetooth module fitted. Plenty of Acer laptops support Bluetooth in some markets and not in others and actually have slider switches to turn Bluetooth on/off but don't have the Bluetooth module fitted.

Does the unit say that it supports Bluetooth on the sticker attached to the front of the laptop? The models that have Bluetooth typically have this listed on these and will also list it on the packaging that came with the laptop that lists its specs. If it doesn't mention it odds are it's not fitted.
Acer laptops have the Bluetooth buttons, but not always have the Bluetooth Module. Check the bottom white sticker for a Bluetooth symbol under the laptop. If you do not see it, there is no Bluetooth. Also, if you press/move the Bluetooth button, and the light doesn't turn blue, there's no Bluetooth module with your laptop (only the button), so your laptop did not come with Bluetooth.

Also, you can add Bluetooth, but you need to be able to take the laptop apart to a certain extent, such as taking off the cover (top portion), keyboard, and maybe the speakers. The Bluetooth should have a 4pin, 6pin, or 8pin Bluetooth Cable connected to a Bluetooth module. You need to purchase the Bluetooth module, and install it, but you need professional help for that.

In case your laptop won't have a Bluetooth module fitted. The switch doesn't mean anything, it's present on all Acer laptops whether they have Bluetooth fitted or not.

You can buy the module as a spare part from Acer and fitting it is easy however buying a cheap USB Bluetooth dongle will be a cheaper option.

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this problem generally occurs with blue tooth devices.
before reinstalling device driver

1. shut down your system properly
2. turn on your system.
3. turn on the switch of bluetooth
4. now try to reinstall the driver
5. after installing driver restart your system.

you have the button, acers are tricky the button exist but the hardware doesnt unless you pay for that extra.

Check if the drivers of your bluetooth device are installed in your computer

I have never seen a laptop that had a button to turn the Bluetooth on or off - usually the button is to turn the wireless network connection (802.11b/g, or WiFi) on and off. When you turn it on, it tells you there are no networks available since you do not have a wireless router or access point. But if you were someplace where a wireless connection is available, like Starbucks, it would show the connection and offer to allow you to connect.

The Bluetooth is normally turned off and on by software, probably some icon in your tray (next to the clock) on the taskbar.

this will help
go to device maneger
check for your bluetooth device
check if it is activated
if not activate it
you could also check for driver details
just incase you dont know how to go to device maneger
if your using MSwindows any ver. go to system properties

i dont think so, no, if you press the button on the front it will probably say 'no device', most acer laptops don't have bluetooth, purchase a usb bluetooth dongle if you wish to use your phone with it.