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My pc says there is "no on board bluetooth installed".I have a laptop dell D400 .What do I do to be able to use my cell phone( smart phone) as modem .Do I just need to download a driver or is there some thing I need to purchase first ..or worst yet do I have to get a new pc with bluetooth installed? I am sorry as you see I am not a savvy pc person ,so please advise what I can do to have bluetooth capabilities .Thanks
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Posted 19 October 2011 - 01:46 PM
This means that you computer does not have any bluetooth capability built in. The easiest fix is to invest in a 'bluetooth dongle' that fits in one of your USB ports. They can range anywhere from 5 USD to about 25 USD depending on range of operation and quality of device.
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Posted 19 October 2011 - 03:42 PM
The manual says quotes a "Dell TrueMobile 300 integrated bluetooth capability", so I would assume that the drivers for such are not properly installed or damaged.
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&ServiceTag=&SystemID=LAT_PNT_PM_D400&os=WW1&osl=en&catid=&impid= , there's a driver listed under Communications that you should need to install.
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http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&ServiceTag=&SystemID=LAT_PNT_PM_D400&os=WW1&osl=en&catid=&impid= , there's a driver listed under Communications that you should need to install.
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Posted 19 October 2011 - 06:00 PM
Thanks for the clarification hamluis. I should have checked the specs on the hardware.
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Posted 19 October 2011 - 07:49 PM
No problem...I have more time to look things like that up than you do, one of the benefits of not being nearly as busy as you are 
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