V3-571G - Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160 issue
Hi guys,
So my last laptop update was to replace the stock wifi with a Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160.This new card is a combo wifi+bluetooth.The wifi part works flawlessly but... I just can't turn on the bluetooth...so i'll just list the things i tried so far:
-clean install win7: wifi ok,bt doesn't show up in device manager
-clean install win10: wifi ok,bt doesn't show up in device manager
-bios reset..version 1.13..last one for this version(2012 laptop)
-tried nearly all intel drivers from their site
-tried Launch Manager for win7/win8
With the old stock card FN+F3 would open that small window where i could click to turn on wifi or bt...with this new card pressing FN+F3 directly enables wifi and that's it.
Tested the new card in 2 other brand laptops and the bt works ok there(as in it gets displayed in the device manager and works).
Any idea?
Thanks,
Marius.
Answers
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The driver for the Wifi part of it is compatable, but the driver for the bluetooth is not.
I had the same problem with a V5-551. The Intel wifi worked great, but the bluetooth didn't work at all.
I tried all the Intel drivers and finally used a USB bluetooth adapter.That is probably what you will have to do.
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I was afraid of something like that...i'll eventually change the card again when i can find another wifi ac one with bt...
thx for the info.
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