WiFi-Bluetooth PCI Card Problems

7 years ago

I have an HP ENVY Netbook running Win10 64bit, almost 4 years old.

It only came with a WiFi without bluetooth pci card. Thanks HP! I would like bluetooth and I had already bought a real cheap wifi/bluetooth card that didn't seem to work. I had recently switched to win10 and had heard about issues so I just gave up on that one. I just received a new card that was cheaper than from HP but appeared to be the exact same number card elsewhere. It is an Intel Duel Band Wireless-AC 3160 PCI card. Like the other new one, I couldn't get wireless (who knows about bluetooth). I have switched back several times, first to download new drivers from Intel with old wireless. Then I found the ethernet port on this netbook and rechecked the download and did a 'repair' via the ethernet; all without success.

I hope that I am just missing some setting. For example, when I switch back to the old PCI card, I still don't get WiFi until I go to device drivers and 'enable' the 802.1 setting. However, with the new ac3160, that setting is already 'auto' and I don't see any obvious bad setting. At one point with the new card I was issued a restart request that seemed promising, but still no connection. I am on ethernet for this post. Any Ideas?

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chas045
Original Author
7 years ago
Updating: I searched for problems with the AC3160 and found some suggestions for modified Advanced Settings and Power Management. I still think they may have been an issue since my non-connected messages were modified. However, the WiFi issue may have been as simple as dealing with a new device (but perhaps it wasn't available before changes). Anyway, I found that my router network was available but Off. I just needed to enter the Password or use WPS and I was connected.

I see that my bluetooth is available perhaps. I will attempt a connection later when I have some time. If I have problems, I will create a new post.
Elmer J Fudd
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
For $10 or less, you should be able to find a Bluetooth USB dongle (be sure it says Win 10 compatible) that should be plug and play and require no changes or further figiting with settings. And it won't risk cutting or limiting Wifi functionality.
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chas045
Original Author
7 years ago
Well, I tried and returned two bluetooth dongles. I admit that I didn't read as many sites to help find out why they wouldn't work although I found plenty that said that they didn't work.

However, fortunately once I got this new card working this afternoon, I just now found that the bluetooth would connect and it appears to be working without any additional changes/adjustments.

Problem solved I think.
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7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
Sounds like your okay if they're both working (WiFi and Bluetooth) chas045.

I had a WiFi / Bluetooth Card in my Acer Aspire V5 573p-6896 Laptop that stopped working when I upgraded from Win 8.1 to Win 10. I purchased a different card on Ebay for around $2.80 and it worked flawlessly, yep did have to enter the network password.

I then took the Card that stopped working and installed it in my old Acer Aspire 5742z-4601 that had been upgraded to Win 10. This card worked fine WiFi and Bluetooth in this computer, just not the original computer it came in.

Had the Same problem with my Wife's Acer Aspire V5 573p-6896 and Win 10. They both worked fine when reverting back to Win 8.1.

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