Question about onboard Bluetooth

[dirtyblacksocks]

I've got an MSI MPOWER Z77 mobo - my question is kind of silly, but I couldn't find the answer doing a normal search.

I have multiple bluetooth devices, the mobo has a single on board bluetooth with the adapter built into the ISO ports on the back. Can I connect more than one bluetooth device at the same time using that single adapter?

If not, is it possible to install another adapter in a USB port and have two different bluetooth items connected to the mobo at the same time, and if it is possible are there any huge problems that I'll encounter doing this?

 

[bigpinkdragon286]

The reason you haven't found a clear cut answer seems to be because there isn't one. While your Bluetooth radio built-into your motherboard may allow simultaneous connections, just as a wireless access point would, not all Bluetooth devices work so happily together. It seems to be the case that it is device dependent, and connecting one may automatically disconnect another, although there are things such as keyboard & mouse combinations and even combinations of keyboard & headset that can simultaneously pair to the same Bluetooth network.

As for adding a secondary Bluetooth adapter via USB, I don't see any problem with this at all. That would essentially give your machine a 2nd Bluetooth network. How badly those two networks will conflict I don't know, but if you're devices are not far from the Bluetooth transceivers it should be okay.

The best way to find out for sure if your combination is going to work is to either get feedback from the manufacturer or just try it out and see what happens.