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Bluetooth on New MacBook unibody "lost"?

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f-our1

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Jan 11, 2009
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My new MacBook unibody has been working flawlessly for about two months and today bluetooth desided to stop working. When I look in "about this computer" it says that there is no Bluetooth device on my laptop.

I have ran the Hardware test (Hold in "D" upon start up) but it says its fine.

Help?
 
I had this problem on my macbook white. I just restarted the computer as I normally do and i went back to working. You may need to restart it more than once, maybe even trn it off let it sit a few seconds then turn it back on.
 
Take it to the Apple Store.

I've had the same issue on my MB (see sig), the bluetooth module or cable wll occasionally fail. They will replace it no problem.
 
akonradi said:
This happens to me probably once a month. A restart always fixes it.
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But when you (I) pay real $$$ for a nice laptop you (I) want it to work every time, I shouldn't have to restart it for a thing that is standard if you know what I meen.
 
f-our1 said:
But when you (I) pay real $$$ for a nice laptop you (I) want it to work every time, I shouldn't have to restart it for a thing that is standard if you know what I meen.
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You're right, there is an underlying problem there. Take it in.
 
f-our1 said:
But when you (I) pay real $$$ for a nice laptop you (I) want it to work every time, I shouldn't have to restart it for a thing that is standard if you know what I meen.
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its not the laptop, bluetooth was developed by Sony, and yes its unreliable we all know.
 
Me Too.

FORUM VIRGIN HERE !
First ever post . . .

Thought I should add my voice to the others having the same problem.

This just happened to me, with my squeeky clean, brand new ( just two months old ) MacBook. Not impressed, if I am having to be for ever restarting.
 
MacBook Bluetooth Fix

I posted a fix for the lost bluetooth last May. Here it is briefly:
I got this through Apple's Help line

Unplg while computer is on (MacBook)
While still running, pull the battery.
With battery out, press and hold the ON button for 10 seconds.
Replace the battery - restart.
Bluetooth should once again be on the upper bar.
 
Hi,

The unibody makes it harder to pull the battery.

You could run the battery "dry" but even then there would still be energy left in the cells. Just one of the issues of the new battery design I suppose.

s.
 
Lost Bluetooth

Mortman said:
I posted a fix for the lost bluetooth last May. Here it is briefly:
I got this through Apple's Help line

Unplg while computer is on (MacBook)
While still running, pull the battery.
With battery out, press and hold the ON button for 10 seconds.
Replace the battery - restart.
Bluetooth should once again be on the upper bar.
Click to expand...

Just to let others know, I have a Macbook Pro 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo and lost Bluetooth today. After various attempts including restarting, I found this forum and followed the steps suggested by Mortman and it worked. Thank you.:)
 
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