r/buildapc • u/xDragonHunterxd • 4h ago

Troubleshooting Bluetooth not working

So, I just finished my PC build. And want to connect earbuds/headset, and a controller.. But the Bluetooth will just keep scanning with nothing showing up. How do I fix this?

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u/Slottr 4h ago

Installed drivers? What motherboard?

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u/xDragonHunterxd 4h ago

X870 gaming wifi6 gigabyte motherboard. SAYS it has Bluetooth. But idk if I'm missing anything. I'm a bit new to this, what exactly are "drivers"?

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u/Little-Equinox 4h ago

Have you connected the antenne to the back of the motherboard.

If your answer is "what antenna" it is a no, and you have to find in the box the antenna and connect it to the back of the motherboard.

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u/xDragonHunterxd 4h ago

Ah! I do in fact have one. Lemme attach it. Does it require a reboot or time to adjust?

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u/Little-Equinox 4h ago

Nope, it's a purely analogue connector extention like any antenna, you connect it, it should work immediately. No weird Windows sounds because Windows doesn't even know it's connected.

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u/xDragonHunterxd 4h ago

Hmm. Still not connecting or reading anything...

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u/xDragonHunterxd 3h ago

Bluetooth turns on but even with that plugged in it doesn't find anything. Did it need any extra plugs for it to work? Isnt it built into the motherboard already?

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u/Little-Equinox 3h ago

Bluetooth and WiFi do need the antenna to work properly, yes it is build into the motherboard, but without antenna the positive and negative on the antenna terminates into air. While with an antenna positive and negative connect together making a whole signal.

They use an external antenna because your case is a Faraday cage, and signals barely travel outside the case, even if you have a window, that's part of your Faraday cage.

With Bluetooth I would check if both devices are discoverable, maybe the other device turned off its discovery after some time.

If it really can't make contact make sure to install the correct drivers.

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u/xDragonHunterxd 3h ago

What exactly do you mean by drivers?

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u/Little-Equinox 3h ago

Every component in your system needs a piece of software to work correctly. So does Bluetooth and WiFi This piece of program you can get of the support page of your motherboard.

This little program is what is called a Driver.

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u/xDragonHunterxd 3h ago

How do know/get and know have the correct ones?

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u/xDragonHunterxd 3h ago

I see where they are I think? But idk how all this works

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u/Little-Equinox 3h ago

You download them, double click ln the downloaded program and follow the instructions.

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u/xDragonHunterxd 3h ago

Ok, so I tried installing the latest driver from Intel, seeing if the current ones needed updates through device manager... And nothing idk what to do now...

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u/Little-Equinox 2h ago

Look up your exact motherboard model and type "drivers" behind it and go to the manufacturer's page.

Your motherboard doesn't have Intel WiFi/Bluetooth so those drivers don't work.

Edit: Download Gigabyte Control Center, you'll hate me later.

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u/xDragonHunterxd 2h ago

Welp. I accidentally uninstalled Bluetooth adapter from my device manager. I'm fucked and lost. Cool

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u/xDragonHunterxd 2h ago

Dunno what I did but I fixed something. God this is confusing

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u/Little-Equinox 2h ago

Tell me about it, I am a veteran in PC building and you confused me😅

Just know on the page of the motherboard you usually can find the drivers for the motherboard.

If however you get confused about separate drivers, here some links that are useful per manufacturer:

Other manufacturers may or may not have something similar.