Vista - Dell Wireless 350 Bluetooth Module is not working corrently w/Vist

Just installed Vista Ultimate RTM on an Dell Inspiron 9300 with Dell Wireless
350 Bluetooth Module and I can't seem to get the Bluetooth to function. This
is not mission-critical, but I am still curious why this happens.

The device is being detected and the following drivers are installed:

* Microsoft Bluetooth Enumerator
* Dell Wireless 350 Bluetooth Module

However, the "bluetooth" indicator above the keyboard just keeps blinking
and when you attempt to discover the device, it never finds anything. Same
attempts on a Mac Mini nearby succeed.

I've searched both Microsoft and Dell support boards and it appears I am not
alone. Can anybody offer any words of advice on how to fix this?

Dmitri,

At this point-nope-sorry
Have the same Bluetooth card, and until Toshiba and Dell work it out-no
luck.
I've contacted Dell, they keep saying-in the future.
One thing of note-I've heard that you need to turn off(disable) the MSFT
one-for the Dell one to work.
Don't know about that though.
I'm still waiting on Dell and Toshiba(the Dell 350 card uses the Toshiba
Bluetooth stack)

Jeff

"Dimitri Glazkov" <DimitriGlazkov@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:C25BF3EB-7A6D-4B1B-BD44-36F63A30ABC3@microsoft.com...
> Just installed Vista Ultimate RTM on an Dell Inspiron 9300 with Dell
> Wireless
> 350 Bluetooth Module and I can't seem to get the Bluetooth to function.
> This
> is not mission-critical, but I am still curious why this happens.
>
> The device is being detected and the following drivers are installed:
>
> * Microsoft Bluetooth Enumerator
> * Dell Wireless 350 Bluetooth Module
>
> However, the "bluetooth" indicator above the keyboard just keeps blinking
> and when you attempt to discover the device, it never finds anything. Same
> attempts on a Mac Mini nearby succeed.
>
> I've searched both Microsoft and Dell support boards and it appears I am
> not
> alone. Can anybody offer any words of advice on how to fix this?

Thanks, Jeff. Happy New Year!

As FYI, I tried the new Toshiba stack
(http://www.toshiba-tro.de/tools/blue...bmit=Download),
but it can't seem to find the card -- gets stuck in "Please plug in the
adapter" phase. Looks like Microsoft, Toshiba, and Dell folks get their work
cut out for them in 2007

G<

"Jeff" wrote:

> Dmitri,
>
> At this point-nope-sorry
> Have the same Bluetooth card, and until Toshiba and Dell work it out-no
> luck.
> I've contacted Dell, they keep saying-in the future.
> One thing of note-I've heard that you need to turn off(disable) the MSFT
> one-for the Dell one to work.
> Don't know about that though.
> I'm still waiting on Dell and Toshiba(the Dell 350 card uses the Toshiba
> Bluetooth stack)
>
> Jeff
>
> "Dimitri Glazkov" <DimitriGlazkov@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:C25BF3EB-7A6D-4B1B-BD44-36F63A30ABC3@microsoft.com...
> > Just installed Vista Ultimate RTM on an Dell Inspiron 9300 with Dell
> > Wireless
> > 350 Bluetooth Module and I can't seem to get the Bluetooth to function.
> > This
> > is not mission-critical, but I am still curious why this happens.
> >
> > The device is being detected and the following drivers are installed:
> >
> > * Microsoft Bluetooth Enumerator
> > * Dell Wireless 350 Bluetooth Module
> >
> > However, the "bluetooth" indicator above the keyboard just keeps blinking
> > and when you attempt to discover the device, it never finds anything. Same
> > attempts on a Mac Mini nearby succeed.
> >
> > I've searched both Microsoft and Dell support boards and it appears I am
> > not
> > alone. Can anybody offer any words of advice on how to fix this?
>
>