no bluetooth on new laptop

[mozzyriproar]

Hi,

I have a HP Pavilion 15 Notebook PC 15-n271ea.   I'm using it for the first time.  I'm unable to turn on or even find the bluetooth device. 

Is bluetooth within the computer or will I have to buy a dongle?

Hope you can help

Cheers

Andrew

[Dragon-Fur]

Hi Andrew,

It appears that there is no Bluetooth on that notebook.

Specifications:

HP Pavilion 15-n271ea Notebook PC Product Specifications

You can buy a dongle that will certainly suffice for most Bluetooth applications.   There may be caveats, of course -- high end audio head sets may have limitations.  Best read the reviews before buying and consider that you might not want to buy the cheapest unit you can find -- this might be one of those times that one gets what is paid for.  Smiling.

General Information: How to Use a Bluetooth Dongle

Your computer's Support Pages (Drivers, How-To, Troubleshooting, videos, Manuals):

HP Pavilion 15-n271ea Notebook PC support

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It is a nice way to say “Thank You" for the help.

Although I strive to reflect HP's best practices, I do not work for HP. 

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi, Andrew:

According to the product specs for your notebook at the link below, it does not come with built in bluetooth.

http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c04064315

If it did, bluetooth would have been listed with the 802.11b/g/n (1x1) next to the Wireless Connectivity specification.

Other than purchasing a supported combo wireless/BT card listed in chapter 3 of the service manual for your notebook, yes, you would have to purchase an external usb bluetooth adapter.

[mozzyriproar]

Thank you for your reply.

You've saved me a lot of time. 

I will look into the best dongle for it.

Best wishes.

Andrew

[mozzyriproar]

as with the previous person who posted, thank you for replying.

Much appreciated.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

[mozzyriproar]

sorry to bother you, again.

Would this adapter be okay?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Plugable-Bluetooth-Adapter-Windows-Compatible/dp/B009ZIILLI/ref=sr_1_1?s=com...

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@Paul_Tikkanen wrote:

You're very welcome.

it has the highest review on amazon uk

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[mozzyriproar]

(not sure what happened to my message - it split into two!)

[Paul_Tikkanen]

That one should be fine since it has support for W8.

W8.1 probably even has the drivers for it.

[mozzyriproar]

star man!

Thank you

I'll order it, now.

Best wishes.