Bluetooth on my iMac disapears for no reason

[deafgoose]

Does this happen to anyone else?

Once every few weeks, my bluetooth stops working. It even disappears from my system preferences!

 

[GGJstudios]

I'd have Apple check it out. One possibility is your Bluetooth antenna is bad.

 

[rossip]

Does this happen to anyone else?

Once every few weeks, my bluetooth stops working. It even disappears from my system preferences!

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This occasionally occurs on my old powerbook with the Sound menu option disappearing. A restart usually fixes it. Never happened with bluetooth though. Does a restart bring it back?

 

[deafgoose]

Does a restart bring it back?

Most of the time yes.

I usually need to shut it down for a bit and then power it back up.

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I'd have Apple check it out. One possibility is your Bluetooth antenna is bad.

My warranty is over. This is a late 2009 model.

I recently replaced the ODD temp sensor.

This iMac has not been trouble free like I expect Mac's to be.

 

[deafgoose]

I assume I am the only one experiencing this issue from the lack of responses.

It must be another piece of hardware that is failing.

It's so hard to diagnose because 95% of the time bluetooth is working great.

 

[rossip]

I assume I am the only one experiencing this issue from the lack of responses.

It must be another piece of hardware that is failing.

It's so hard to diagnose because 95% of the time bluetooth is working great.

Did this suddenly start happening after upgrading to Lion or another software point update?

 

[panzer06]

I assume I am the only one experiencing this issue from the lack of responses.

It must be another piece of hardware that is failing.

It's so hard to diagnose because 95% of the time bluetooth is working great.

Mine is permanently like that (started as intermittent before failing completely). I am taking it in to an AASC the next time I'm traveling and let them handle it.

Cheers,

 

[deafgoose]

Did this suddenly start happening after upgrading to Lion or another software point update?

It's been doing it for a LONG TIME. Way before I upgraded to Lion.

I should have taken it to Apple when it was still under the 1 year warranty but it was my primary computer at the time and I work online so I could not be without.

I do everything myself anyways so I will most likely tear into it and replace whatever is broken.

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Mine is permanently like that (started as intermittent before failing completely). I am taking it in to an AASC the next time I'm traveling and let them handle it.

Cheers,

Cool.

Report back if ever you find out what is causing the problem.

I would really appreciate it!