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Bluetooth Keyboard
Ok, so I'm not the brightest bulb on the string of lights. I say this because I just spent $79 on a MX900 bluetooth mouse but now I thought, wouldn't it be nice to have a bluetooth keyboard also? I don't type so well on the D600's.
This means I didn't get the duo but was wondering if anyone could reccomend a bluetooth keyboard? I love the diNovo with the detachable key pad. Too bad they don't sell them seperately.
- I have the inspiron e1705 with built in Bluetooth running widows media center.I tried for three days to get the Logitech Dinovo keyboard and mouse combo to work with the built in bluetooth adapter. (BT350)The e1705 and 9100 laptops uses the Toshiba stack, and the problem is it will not allow you to use the built in Bluetooth adapter to communicate to the Dinovo mx1000 mouse, keyboard, and media pad.It allows you to install the keyboard and mouse, but not the mediapad, or it will allow you to install the mouse and mediapad but not the keyboard... only two devices will work at one timeIf you use the logitech adapter it will work fine, with the exception of the mouse drivers, and the fancy extra buttons on the mouse. (blow away the dell synaptics mouse driver and load the logitech and everything will work)OK so here's what you can do.... Call Dell, they will tell you that there's a compatibility issue. and perhaps someday it will be fixed with a driver update...Call logitech who will tell you that they do not support "other" bluetooth adapters.you can use the logitech supplied bluetooth adapter.....and save a headache.Search the web for bt350 and dinovo and you will find great instructions on how to make it work using the widcomm drivers. look at NotebookForums.com, (however a little complicated)Or do what i did:Download the latest BT350 drivers from dell, -it will perform a firmware update to the adapter...Then go to the device manager and look for the yellow splash (!) under toshiba stack. (this splash shows up only when the BT software is attempting to connect with a third device. It eventually fails/times out. Once it times out, the yellow splash disapears...right click on the splash and select update driver. (be quick) now browse to the location of the newly downloaded drivers and select ok. You have to perform this operation fast because the splash times-out once the bluetooth software times-out, and says failed to connect.If your sucessfull the software will update itself and automagicily the mediapad shows up connected...and all three devices work. (remember to update the mouse driver so you can have the fancy featurs of the MX1000good luck!
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Posted June 24th, 2005 19:00
I just got a D610 and wanted the Bluetooth option since I already had a MS Bluetooth Keyboard/Mouse combo. The mouse works fine but the keyboard works rarely! I had it working the first day I got the computer but it hasn't connected since. I recommend not getting the Microsoft version. From what I've read MS decided to use their own stack which is not very compatible with the Dell(Toshiba) stack.
The MS IntelliType/IntelliMouse software overwrites the nice mouse config software included on the D610. I love that I can disable the touchpad since it causes me nothing but grief while typing. That option disappeared after installing the MS software.
I have not found the Dell recommended keyboard but I'm seroiusly considering the Logitech version. I'll be testing it before I buy for sure.