Does my HP Elitebook 840 G1 with Qualcomm Atheros AR5B93 Wireless LAN support Bluetooth?

[nthkmf]

Thank you for reading this post,

I have a HP Elitebook 840 G1(Core i5 4200U) with Qualcomm Atheros AR5B93 Wireless  & Intel I218-LM Lan. My OS is Windows 10 and I don't see Bluetooth connection. There is no sign of Bluetooth in Device Manager as well. So I don't know it have Bluetooth or not? 😞

Thank you very much!

Hoc Nguyen from Vietnam.

[banhien · Accepted solution]

@nthkmf

The Qualcomm Atheros AR5B93 Wireless adapter  does not have Bluetooth component:

   https://www.amazon.com/Atheros-AR5B93-Wireless-300Mpbs-802-11b/dp/B00CY9LR66

Therefore your machine does not have Bluetooth.

Regards.

[nthkmf]

Thank you for your help, banhien! Can you suggest me some way to add bluetooth to my Laptop?

[banhien]

@nthkmf

Your machine was built around 2013 therefore upgrading wireless card is very hard. Please try 1 of the following cards

• Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 802.11 ac (2x2) WiFi + BT 4.0 combo
• Intel Dual Band Wireless-N 7260AN 802.11 a/b/g/n (2x2) WiFi + BT 4.0 combo
• Intel Dual Band Wireless-N 7260NB 802.11 a/b/g/n (2x2) WiFi

But the safest way to do is using USB-Bluetooth adapter/dongle, for example

     http://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/targus-bluetooth-4-0-usb-adaptor-taacb75au

There are many brands and models around, cheaper too.

I know some shops in VN sell those devices.

Regards.

[nthkmf]

Yeah, I got it, again, thank you very much, bannhien! Have a great day! 😄