Bluetooth EDR Driver: ThinkVantage System Update or

[jdevoo]

Gurus,

I currently am currently running VISTA which reports on my Bluetooth with Enhanced Data Rate Driver version 5.1.2535.0 by Broadcom dated 24/10/2006.

Windows Update reports I have the latest and greatest.

However, when I run ThinkVantage System Update, the following update recommendation is made:
ThinkPad Bluetooth with EDR Version 6.0.1.4900.

Can someone explain the difference? What is the rationale behind the different numbering schemes?

I am considering this because of crashes on low power states which send the laptop to hibernate. When I turn it back on it gives me a blue screen. As I frequently close the lid and send it to sleep, I seem to fit one of the causes for crash resolved by the Lenovo release note...

TIA

- JP

[michaelhoffman]

Drivers in Windows Update are frequently not as recent as those in ThinkVantage System Update. Personally, I avoid the ThinkVantage update and just install new software when I'm having a problem.

[jdevoo]

I went ahead and updated the Bluetooth with EDR driver due to BSOD I was having going into sleep and coming out of it.
I thought these were related to BT so...

Well, the BSOD are not gone. I am now running the latest Broadcom as proposed by the System Update tool.

I noticed the Event Log reports "The local Bluetooth adapter has failed in an undetermined manner and will not be used. The driver has been unloaded."

Any ideas?

- JP

[jdevoo]

Fellows,
just want to say that I resolved my stability issues after re-applying the updates. Only this time, I made sure the antennas were turned off!
This is actually stated in the note accompanying the driver. Too bad the updater doesn't take care of that transparently.
Since then -I waited now long enough to confirm- the thinkpad runs smoothly.
- JP