Studio 1737 Windows 7 Bluetooth driver download...

Hi Jack,

We really appreciate you taking time to help us with the resolution.

I hope this would definitely help fellow community members.

Oh... it also looks like more than one Bluetooth chipset is used in the 1737's so this fix doesn't work on all of them... just the ones with the Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Minicard. From what I've seen there are versions of the 1737 with a Broadcom card included... unless the one I have is simply a re-branded Broadcom.

But some 1737's ask for the user to turn on the Bluetooth card during the install of the driver I used. It asks no such question when I install it. It just installs and works.

None the less not being able to download these drivers from the driver site is really disconcerting.

Thanks... I'm always happy to help out the community supporting the machines I've used and loved since the mid 80s.

Is there any chance you're going to be adding the Windows 7 32&64bit drivers to the driver download page?

Hello Jack,

More than year passed since your note & you're still helping :) your instruction was very helpfull for me as tried connected by bluetooth device and it turned out it doesn't work.

took me about 5 min to make it work - so thank you again :) 

  Trying to prep my 1737 for win7-64.  This will help.

  Seems like the Intel_GM-PM45_ver8.7.0.1007-A00_2000-XP-Vista-32-64bit_R192750.exe is working under win7 as well (my long version name, Rxxxx doesn't hack it with me).

Thanks

I seriously wish I could hop through my computer and hug you!

I spent hours looking for this driver... thank god I wasn't the only one who has looked for it!

Thank you again!

Thanks for putting in that work

All I can say is that I put in too much work to get things to ,work on my Dell laptop.  Then the BIOS crashed when trying to 'update' it through a message from Dell, even after reading on the Dell homepage that they would replace/repair the BIOS one time for any of their computers.  I ended up spending so much time arguing with Dell support and then them refusing to call me back day after day like they said they would.  All I got was they would no longer support my Dell, several emails telling me they couldn't contact me on the phone during the two hours a day they said they would call when I sat there for longer than that time period with the phone in my hand. Dell has completely lost my faith in the products AND their support (lack of).  I read so many other comments about Dell's failure to do anything to support their customers, such as I who have purchased at least 6 Dell laptops over time.  I took it in to get it fixed at an independent repair facility and they were honest, unlike Dell, in that it would be cheaper to buy a new computer than to get this worthless Dell fixed. I took them at their word, they removed the hard drive and downloaded all the files to portable memory sticks for me, then gave me the whole mess back so that I could take it home and beat the out of it with a hammer.  Then I went and bought a new HP Pavilion that works so well it makes me wonder why I ever bought a Dell in the first place.  I can tell you this, I will NEVER spend another dollar on a Dell product. It made me feel good to prevent another person from having to go through what I went through with Dell. So twice now I have been happy about not only me not spending money on Dell, but also in this case another person. In my eyes, Dell has completely failed as a quality product, and a huge failure in a support site that does absolutely nothing but tell you they tried to contact you when they really didn't.  So not only did they fail to help me with my/their problems, they appear to also have lied to me for their lack of return calls and support. I'm happy now, my HP works great and has all the features, INCLUDING Bluetooth.  It's great to have a computer that also provides what a consumer wants and needs.

It seems a bit extreme. The Studio 1737 works flawlessly with Windows 7 64 Bit. If you had spent time posting on the forums before taking it to the computer repair shop and destroying it we could have helped you out opposed to just posting to complain about phone support. Unofficial support on the forums is often better than official support especially for older models. I have compiled a complete Windows 7 64 Bit driver set here for example:

http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/driver-sets/studio-laptops/studio-1737-windows-7-64-bit/

You'll get the same issues with HP after a few years if you decide to migrate to later versions of Windows.

Had to replace my hard drive and this is one of the drivers I couldn't find. Very much appreciated!! [<:o)]

Wrong again.  I am focusing on the topic.  You are the troll just making negative comments when someone posts something that hurts your feelings.  Do you understand the difference? I don't think you do.  If you're not trolling why keep addressing me with something that has nothing to do with this forum topic?  No friends to talk to?