No bluetooth in my G500 and is it possible to install a SSD in place of existing HDD?

Started a new Thread as per your suggestions
This laptop is bought on Thanks giving day from best buy and I'm not sure if there is bluetooth, from beginning, I'm using Wifi. As per the website and maintenance manual there exists a bluetooth. This is no good for a brand new laptop. My friends already cautioned me from buying items listed in thanks giving sale as they are either faulty or rejected items. But this laptop is not listed in the sale and hence I bought it. But I'm not happy, as the lenovo website lists bluetooth but I'm not sure if the laptop has bluetooth. The customer support too insists me to send laptop to lenovo for a refit or replacement. But I'm not interested as I need to move on and I can't wait till I get a replacement.
Now I will try based on your suggestions!
1) I will check in Drivers folder for anything that says bluetooth - NO. But the maintenance manual says bluetooth is integrated with Wif-fi. Today I'm trying with Ethernet card.
2) I will make sure I will download the drivers for bluetooth and model from below link
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=DS035531
I will  Hook up my ethernet cable. Now should I directly start installing the drivers to detect bluetooth or should I reboot my laptop
3) Can I install a SSD in addition to my existing HDD (somewhere in web it says to enable TRIM functionality too)?
or is it possible to install a SSD by removing the existing HDD?
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hi  beswaminathan,
Usually, if a machine comes with a bluetooth device, you can check it under Device Manager > Bluetooth (a generic Windows driver will used if there's no OEM driver installed- see image below).
Looking at the spare parts, the one below is the Wi-Fi card that has a built-in bluetooth for this model. If you have a different Wi-Fi adapter, it's possible that it's Wi-Fi only. Try to search the specs in google and observe.
WLAN LITEON WB225 1X1 BGN+BT4.0 HMC
For the SSD, there appears to be no slot for an mSATA or M.2 (NGFF) SSD at the back side. You will need to remove the stock 2.5" HDD and replace it with a 2.5" SSD.
Link to picture
For TRIM to be enabled on an SSD, you will need to re-install Windows in AHCI mode and follow these tips and tricks..
Regards
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