Bluetooth just died

Just wanted to check in that I recently had this problem on my X870 Riptide WiFi - the BT just stopped showing in the list of the devices on both Linux and Windows - nothing was helping including reloading bluetooth and wifi drivers on Linux in any order - and it just reappeared as soon as I updated BIOS to 3.26.

That's why I use Linux - it has fewer problems. If you ever encounter an issue, you'll be fixing the problem directly rather than using a workaround.

For example, I wrote a systemd service to disable the Mediatek MT7922 driver in my laptop when the PC goes to sleep, which solved all the card's issues without needing to restart my PC.

edit:
not to mention i dont have to look for drivers downloads, because these are included in the kernel/firmware

> cat mt7921e-sleep.service #/etc/systemd/system/mt7921e-sleep.service [Unit] Description=mt7921e sleep Before=sleep.target StopWhenUnneeded=yes [Service] Type=oneshot RemainAfterExit=yes ExecStart=/sbin/modprobe -r mt7921e ExecStop=/sbin/modprobe mt7921e [Install] WantedBy=sleep.target

Edited by M440 - 24 Mar 2025 at 2:16pm

I'm having the exact same issue, my Bluetooth was working fine, suddenly it doesn't work, I have also recently done a Nvidea driver update.

Interestingly the Wi-Fi still works fine.

What I did originally;
- Install bluetooth driver direct from ASRock "MediaTek_Bluetooth(v1.1037.0.424)"

What I tried after it stopped working;
- Re-install with existing file I had
- Re-download in case somehow there was corruption during the download, unlikely but takes a few seconds to check
- Check Bluetooth is enabled in BIOS
- Full power reset (unplug power supply and hold power button to fully discharge for 30sec, then reboot.

I noticed many devices were listed as 'unknown' in the device manager. Bluetooth was hidden but visible if selecting "show hidden devices" - The drivers were there but saying that it was not plugged in.

My case has not been moved or opened during the time that it was working vs when it stopped, I doubt that anything came lose internally.


As for the specs;

Windows 11;
ASRock X870 Pro RS Wifi
Wifi module used R717

Other specs (Doesn't seem relevant but you never know)

5090
9800x3d
32gb 7200mt RAM
PCIE 5 M.2 2TB storage.

My BIOS is at at the base version from when I bought it, I've been reluctant to upgrade as I've seen there's been a few issues with ASrock drivers, some relating to DRAM OC and others relating to 9800x3D (Specifics not known here, but reports of damaged CPUs - Unlikely but was sitting on the side of caution).

However, there was a new BIOS update 1 month ago so I might try it.

Hello, I found this post, I'm having a similar issue.
After I updated my GPU drivers, BT has suddenly disappeared.
There is no bluetooth in the device manager list, nor among windows services.
It's like my hardware doesnt support it at all.
There is also a notification about the last usb device that has not worked properly.
I tried to followed the steps, uninstall any suspicious device, enable BT inside the bios, but its still not working at all. I'm using a B650i Lightning wifi with 7900x3d.
Any help would be welcome.

This did not work for me

I disabled the WAN in BIOS because I could not find any bluetooth.

Have seen other suggestions to reset CMOS.

Most problems I have had with a brand new motherboard in 20 years...

The tech support options from this brand are very limited.