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December 15th, 2009 10:00
W7 Bluetooth on Precision M6400
I have a new Precision M6400 that came with both XP & W7 disks. I didn't want the XP so the first thing I did was to install the W7. The problem is that I can not get any W7 drivers for the Bluetooth. On the Dell driver page, there is a Windows Bluetooth driver listing until I change the OS to Win7 32 bit. When the OS is changed to W7, the Bluetooth driver is removed from the list of drivers under Network.
I've tried using the Windows Bluetooth driver listed under Vista 32 but it gives an error message. There is the Dell Application for the Wireless 370 Bluetooth minicard under W7 but once I get to the screen where it asks me to activate the Bluetooth using the switch, I have to cancel the install because the Bluetooth driver hasn't been installed and activating the switch only turns off and on the Wi-Fi.
Anyone else having this issue and found a workaround? I would like to get my Bluetooth working. It appears that Dell doesn't have a W7 driver for this wireless card!
RayBrunner
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January 15th, 2010 22:00
I have had an M6400 for more than 6 months now and had been working fine with Bluetooth, even after upgrading to Windows 7. I had used the Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Driver A02-1 R235898, and have been connecting daily to a Dell Bluetooth Mouse.
However, this evening upon arriving home my mouse would not connect, it had worked fine all day work. Upon reviewing the Device Manager I noticed a small yellow exclamation point over the Bluetooth icon. After trying to resolve the issue and subsequently reinstalling the Bluetooth driver, I now receive the same dialog as you instructing me to activate Bluetooth using the switch OR Cancel.
Frustrating, to say the least. Especially since NOTHING had changed from leaving work to arriving at home.