z61t bluetooth problem

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handai · #1 Post by **handai** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 8:36 pm

just got my z61t w bluetooth, reinstall vista and bluetooth device is gone (not in device manager either). tried to install the software and it said that there is device found?

any ideas

tia

billp117 · #2 Post by **billp117** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 12:32 am

Is the BT switch turned on?

handai · #3 Post by **handai** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 1:55 am

yes, it is on and I checked the bios too...still doesnt work

chaukap · #4 Post by **chaukap** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:56 am

Have you checked if its on from Thinkpad software. Its Function+F5 key on my Z61p. When i received my thinkpad I had to manually start bluetooth doing that even though the switch was on and wireless internet was working.

handai · #5 Post by **handai** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:48 pm

my bad...it works now

felixgogo · #6 Post by **felixgogo** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 10:39 am

Strange thing, when I bought my Z61t it had bluetooth on the spec, but when I booted it up, the BT would not work, and did not appear to be even installed. I was worried that I had brought a 'pig in a poke', and the PC hadn't got BT, but I tried downloading the BT driver from the IBM website, and this fixed it.

So the factory fresh PC had the hardware, but no BT driver installed. I wondered if anyone else had experienced this?

bestoverall · #7 Post by **bestoverall** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:00 pm

felixgogo wrote:Strange thing, when I bought my Z61t it had bluetooth on the spec, but when I booted it up, the BT would not work, and did not appear to be even installed. I was worried that I had brought a 'pig in a poke', and the PC hadn't got BT, but I tried downloading the BT driver from the IBM website, and this fixed it.

So the factory fresh PC had the hardware, but no BT driver installed. I wondered if anyone else had experienced this?

I have the same problem with my newly delivered Z61T. The spec and the invoice state that it has bluetooth, but no bluetooth to be found on the machine. There is software and the bluetooth sign on the panel underneath the display. Someone mentioned above that there is a bluetooth switch....where is that? And how do I go about downloading the driver?

billp117 · #8 Post by **billp117** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:05 pm

The switch is located on the front of the unit next to the red mic jack.

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