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XPS 420: Installing driver for 'BT Mini-receiver'
Several people have complained that they have re-installed their OS and were not able to find the driver for 'BT mini-receiver'. Trying to install all the Dell Media Card Reader with Bluetooth driver packages doesn't work, it will still be orphaned.
To install the driver for what is actually the "Dell Wireless 355C Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR module", you need to install the *application* package for "Dell Media Card Reader with Integrated Bluetooth Module (CAB-200)". Contrary to intuition, the driver is not in the driver package itself!
Do not try and manually install the driver for the "Dell Truemobile 355 + EDR", it is close but probably won't work (I didn't try it).
(2) Dell XPS 420
Dell XPS 420 with SideShow (A02)
Intel Core2 Quad CPU (Q6600, 2.40Ghz,1066FSB)
3GB DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz
Vista Ultimate (x86, TechNet) on Server 2003 R2 x64 domain
nVidia Geforce 8800 GT (512MB) on Dell E248WFP WUXGA LCD monitor
320GB NCQ Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM) w/ 16MB DataBurst Cache
To install the driver for what is actually the "Dell Wireless 355C Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR module", you need to install the *application* package for "Dell Media Card Reader with Integrated Bluetooth Module (CAB-200)". Contrary to intuition, the driver is not in the driver package itself!
Do not try and manually install the driver for the "Dell Truemobile 355 + EDR", it is close but probably won't work (I didn't try it).
(2) Dell XPS 420
Dell XPS 420 with SideShow (A02)
Intel Core2 Quad CPU (Q6600, 2.40Ghz,1066FSB)
3GB DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz
Vista Ultimate (x86, TechNet) on Server 2003 R2 x64 domain
nVidia Geforce 8800 GT (512MB) on Dell E248WFP WUXGA LCD monitor
320GB NCQ Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM) w/ 16MB DataBurst Cache
Houmie75
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December 16th, 2007 11:00
tolstoy143
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December 16th, 2007 18:00
Houmie75
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December 16th, 2007 18:00
Message Edited by Houmie75 on 12-16-2007 02:55 PM
Houmie75
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December 16th, 2007 19:00
tolstoy143
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December 16th, 2007 19:00
Above the mid section that has the front USB ports you should see small, thin media card slots where the floppy drive would otherwise be. See this section of the user manual for help.
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/xps720/en/OM_EN/setting.htm#wp1110535
Houmie75
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December 16th, 2007 20:00
tolstoy143
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December 16th, 2007 20:00
ayejay0601
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March 7th, 2008 14:00
You are a godsend if this works. It seems to be my problem, but I wont be able to test until I get home from work. I upgraded my OS to Vista Ultimate. The card reader works fine. Cab-200 is installed. But BT is not recognized. Although interestingly enough, the BT mouse/Keyboard that came with the computer work just fine.
Turnerman
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March 7th, 2008 15:00
ayejay0601
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March 7th, 2008 16:00
Sleeplessinport
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December 7th, 2008 09:00
Heh guys I hope you can also help me since I thought I did it the way you folks suggested but it did not work. I have a XPS 420 and just did a clean install of the Anytime upgrade for Vista Ultimate. The BT mini reciever is not working. I have installed I thought the Reader software and it does not work. Someone had told me that they found and update at versiontracker.com- but I am not sufficisticated enough to know which one would be the appropriate update. Can you guys give me a hand so I can solve this problem. Greatly appreciated.
bbricee
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February 27th, 2012 23:00
Hello Sleeplessinportland.... I was wondering if you solved the BT-Mini Receiver.... I have the Dell XPS 420 with SideShow (A02) and saw the Device Manager alert after I did a reinstall of my computer.
razbarries
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July 20th, 2013 11:00
This computer computer didn't work right from the day I bought it and Dell support was no help. I gave up after fours years of fighting and bought an Apple.