Centrino Advanced N 6230 Bluetooth not working - Windows 8

zs — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 04:28:01 GMT

I recently upgraded my WiFi card from a Ralink to the Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6230. I have an HP Envy Dv7 that was Windows 8 and upgraded to Windows 8.1. I swapped the WiFi cards and the wireless connection is working great. Originally the Ralink did not have Bluetooth and in order to get it, i had to use a USB dongle. Once installed the new card i downloaded the updated drivers and downloaded the Proset wireless software and Bluetooth drivers. however, after uninstalling and re-installing multiple times and after multiple restarts, the Bluetooth option is not even showing up in the windows 8 charm, whatever, area, in the tray or under the device manager. the only place that i see any signs of the Bluetooth driver download is in the programs and features next to the proset wireless software. So, if anyone could help me i would greatly appreciate it, thanks in advance.

Re: Centrino Advanced N 6230 Bluetooth not working - Windows 8

Jose_H_Intel1 — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 21:47:12 GMT

So, I understand that your system did not come with Bluetooth* adapter preinstalled. If the Bluetooth* portion of the adapter is not detected in device manager it probably means that is also not detected by the system BIOS. You may indeed try updating your BIOS; however, we may need to consider few things:

Just like any other device, not all wireless adapters are physically and electrically compatible with all systems.
The system BIOS could be designed to accept certain wireless adapter models only.
The installation of these adapters is subject to country-specific regulatory approvals which include the system, wireless adapter and antennas.

Therefore, it is highly encouraged to contact your http://www.intel.com/support/oems.htm system manufacturer in order to obtain a list of validated wireless adapter models that are compatible with your system and the proper means to accomplish this hardware integration.

http://www.intel.com/support/wireless/sb/CS-006192.htm Wireless Networking; Installation error when installing or swapping Intel wireless adapters

http://www.intel.com/support/wireless/wlan/sb/CS-011644.htm Intel� Wi-Fi Products; Regulatory information regarding hardware installation or upgrade

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