Dell Inspiron N5110 Bluetooth Problem

smsarfraz said:

I purchased my Dell Inspiron Core i5 N5110 a week ago. If once you get done installing your driver by choosing the wrong one, or not in proper order, you will have to reinstall your operating system because the Bluetooth driver once installed will not be uninstalled properly if you selected and installed the wrong driver. I installed my OS thrice then I came to know how should I install the OS and Drivers to make this machine 100% functional.

It might not be beneficial for someone but might be a complete solution for anyone, just try, my Wireless Driver problem, Bluetooth problem, PCI Simple Communication Controller error and mic problem were resolved by following the order of installation. There are almost approx 15 drivers that needs a restart of your machine, either asked or not, you should restart every time.

(All this is for Windows 7 x64 - Go to the Dell website and follow the order of the headings and the numbered order of the drivers - The procedure WORKED 100% FOR ME, there is no guarantee for the others)

1. Install OS with Service Pack 1

CHIPSET
2. HM67 Express Chipset Family
3. USB 3.0 Host Controller
4. Management Engine Interface
5. RTS5138 Card Reader

SERIAL ATI
6. Rapid Storage Technology

SYSTEM UTILITIES
7. Dell System Software

DRIVERS FOR OS DEPLOYMENT
8. S2230MX Monitor (Copy the extracted files to the system 32 folder)

NETWORK
9. RTL8105E-VB 10/100 Ehternet Controller
10. Wireless 1702 802.11 b/g/n, BT 3.0+HS - September 9, 2011 - Version 9.2.0.412, A03 (Do not install any other bluetooth driver otherwise, it would be conflicted and will not be uninstalled if not worked and the OS will need to be reinstalled and all the above procedure will be repeated)

AUDIO
11. Dell Driver

VIDEO
12. HD Graphics, HD Graphics 3000
13 nVidia GeForce GT 525M (I have the one built in, select as per your specs)

INPUT
14. ALPS TouchPad

APPLICATION
15. QuickSet
16. Dell Digital Delivery

CPU
17. Turbo Boost Technology Monitor

I hope I am not missing any driver and the above will definitely resolve the problem.

Thanks,

Sarfraz

Wow, thanks Sarfraz. What a useful and detailed information !

I'm having the same bluetooth problem. It is like the radio adapter for it is not there. With error code 43, I'm just asking that if I would reinstall my os with ur guidance given, will it solve the error? I really want to fix this problem as I hate the pop outs from the system tray saying usb not functioning error 43..

I did reinstall my os, followed the drivers installation, but still, my bluetooth radio is not working. Its adapter is still not visible at device manager. I think its impossible to fix for I tried all ways.

smsarfraz said:

I purchased my Dell Inspiron Core i5 N5110 a week ago. If once you get done installing your driver by choosing the wrong one, or not in proper order, you will have to reinstall your operating system because the Bluetooth driver once installed will not be uninstalled properly if you selected and installed the wrong driver. I installed my OS thrice then I came to know how should I install the OS and Drivers to make this machine 100% functional.

It might not be beneficial for someone but might be a complete solution for anyone, just try, my Wireless Driver problem, Bluetooth problem, PCI Simple Communication Controller error and mic problem were resolved by following the order of installation. There are almost approx 15 drivers that needs a restart of your machine, either asked or not, you should restart every time.

(All this is for Windows 7 x64 - Go to the Dell website and follow the order of the headings and the numbered order of the drivers - The procedure WORKED 100% FOR ME, there is no guarantee for the others)

1. Install OS with Service Pack 1

CHIPSET
2. HM67 Express Chipset Family
3. USB 3.0 Host Controller
4. Management Engine Interface
5. RTS5138 Card Reader

SERIAL ATI
6. Rapid Storage Technology

SYSTEM UTILITIES
7. Dell System Software

DRIVERS FOR OS DEPLOYMENT
8. S2230MX Monitor (Copy the extracted files to the system 32 folder)

NETWORK
9. RTL8105E-VB 10/100 Ehternet Controller
10. Wireless 1702 802.11 b/g/n, BT 3.0+HS - September 9, 2011 - Version 9.2.0.412, A03 (Do not install any other bluetooth driver otherwise, it would be conflicted and will not be uninstalled if not worked and the OS will need to be reinstalled and all the above procedure will be repeated)

AUDIO
11. Dell Driver

VIDEO
12. HD Graphics, HD Graphics 3000
13 nVidia GeForce GT 525M (I have the one built in, select as per your specs)

INPUT
14. ALPS TouchPad

APPLICATION
15. QuickSet
16. Dell Digital Delivery

CPU
17. Turbo Boost Technology Monitor

I hope I am not missing any driver and the above will definitely resolve the problem.

Thanks,

Sarfraz

For me it didn't worked with worked with nr 10 wireless adapter driver you sugested, but, after many attempts and OS installation all over, finally worked with R 299167 from dell.com, found as a previous version. So, if your wireless adapter doesn't install the right driver, don't despair, try a diferent driver, if you have time and no money to spend :)
Good luck

It seems like this might be drivers, but do check your not using USB 3.0 devices that are close to your Bluetooth transmitter as this is known to cause interference. I couldn't believe this when I first heard about it but its true and does happen. I found a site about it, Bluetooth and USB 3.0 - A guide to resolving your Bluetooth woes which had some tips and in my case i resolved similar symptoms by extending the distance between my Bluetooth adapter and the usb3 devices i need to use occasionally.