Bluetooth - Inspiron 6400

Question

I am trying to connect via bluetooth to a Nokia phone. Using Nokia's 'PC Suite - Get Connected' wizard, I get an error message that 'Cannot use the connection type. Check that all needed hardware, software, and drivers are avalable'. So I downloaded what looked to be the correct drivers from here: http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=ca&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=R127314&formatcnt=1&libid=0&fileid=169465 Upon installing the drivers, I get a message saying to 'Activate Bluetooth using Fn+F2 or Radio On/Off Switch'. I do this, but the massage does not change. The only option on the message box is to Cancel Installation. Apparantly there is supposted to be a Bluetooth icon on the Control Panel. I do not have one. Also, when I go 'Start>Dell Quickset>Quickset>Radio Control Options>Advanced Settings' there is checkable boxes besides 'All the radios' and 'Wifi', but 'Bluetooth' and 'Mobile Broadband' are like watercolor text, like they are not avalible. This leads me to believe that I do not have Bluetooth-capable hardware on my computer. Any way to check this? My dad actually ordered the computer and it seems like it is an option. I do have a Bluetooth icon on the bar above the keyboard, along with WiFi, CAPS lock, etc. Thank you for any suggestions, if you need more information please ask!

bacillus · Answer

if you have BT card and correctly installed drivers then you should have an icon next to the clock in systray plus in device manager under network adapters.

look at the link below to check to see if a BT card is actually installed.

<ADMIN NOTE: Broken link has been removed from this post by Dell>

taynton · Answer

ok thanks for the reply. No card or BT in the tray, gonna have to find one somewhere I guess or get the USB cable.

bacillus · Answer

you can order one from dell by phoning their spare parts department.

you can order either a Dell Wireless 350 Bluetooth Internal Module or Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Module (Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR).

Please note that before ordering you should double check that the cabling to install the card to is present or else you'll have to order the cabling as well.

taynton · Answer

Yep the cable is there.  I'll have to give them a call this week. Thank you very much!

VBdotNet · Answer

I called Dell Spare Parts earlier this month and they were clueless about locating the BT355 in their database. Does anyone have the Item Number for the BT355?

bhasins · Answer

Before you buy the internal bluetooth card from Dell, check if you can actually use it to connect the Inspiron to Nokia. I have an Inspiron E1505/6400 and have given up on making it work with Nokia PC Suite. I have checked a few other forums and have found out that this problem is not restricted to me. Apparently, the Inspirons don't work well with Nokia PC Suite. You might be better off using an external Bluetooth device to connect with your Nokia phone.

IRPTech · Answer

I am trying to use Bluetooth in Inspiron 6400 to sync with my PDA. I looked at the CMOS and it indicated that the Bluetooth is enabled.  What does this mean?   I also checked to see if a BT card is installed internally, and there is none.   Can anyone suggest to me what would be the best approach to do Bluetooth sync with my PDA?   Thanks

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