Bluetooth button on X30?

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xtrem · #1 Post by **xtrem** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 8:40 am

I just installed a bluetooth daughter card and WiFi mini-pci card on my X30. A bit of a hassle to get the antennas in place but it worked.

Everything works great and I close up the machine. Then i realized that my X30 doesn't have the plastic on/off button under the LCD for the bluetooth. The switch itself is there under the plastic and it works.

I can't find the part number for the plastic plate with the on/off button. I called IBM and they said that he couldn't see the part number without a model number which had BT installed from factory. How i'm gonna find that?

Anyone know which partnumber I need, or have a full modelnumber for a X30 with bluetooth installed from factory?

domi · #2 Post by **domi** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 3:02 pm

Try to install the Hotkey driver and Access Connection. Then try to hit Fn+F5 and see if you can turn the Bluetooth adapter on/off.
The X31 has no hardware button for Bluetooth. Instead it uses a software control (Fn+F5).

xtrem · #3 Post by **xtrem** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 4:33 pm

But my X30 HAS the hardware button, behind the plastic under the LCD.
It seems that X30 has the button from start but only a few has the plastic plate that give you the ability to acctually press the button.

If I remove the plastic frame around the LCD I can press the button and bluetooth works. But I need the partnumber for the new plastic frame that has the plastic with a button.

FN +F5 does nothing, even with every driver and software installed

domi · #4 Post by **domi** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 11:10 pm

Too bad Fn+F5 doesn't work on the X30. Then you need to get the part. Have you had a look at the X30 Hardware Maintenance Manual?

xtrem · #5 Post by **xtrem** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 1:11 am

Yes, but there is no closeup picture of the plastic parts under LCD.

And IBM Support could only help me if I knew the part# or I knew the model + type# for a X30 that has the acctual button.

domi · #6 Post by **domi** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 1:37 am

Then it's easy: just have a look at tawbook.pdf and you will see which X30's had Bluetooth.

xtrem · #7 Post by **xtrem** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 5:06 am

Thanks. But still it took IBM support 30 minutes to find the "correct" part when I called them again.

Now lets hope it's the right one.

Thanks!

xtrem · #8 Post by **xtrem** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 10:56 am

[censored] IBM Support. I got plastic plates for X31 and X32, without button!

cost me 20USD...

I'll call support tomorrow and try again.

Noone with a bluetooth button on theri X30???

wireless4laptop · #9 Post by **wireless4laptop** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 8:48 pm

Dear Mike

Dont worry. Please see the letter from our customer feedback

"i found a clever solution on the Fn+F5-problem.
i installed the BDC01-software downloaded from ibm.com
In the installation-folder, there was a subfolder named Tools. here i found a file named bdcpwr.exe. by running it the BT-card will power on via a command-prompt-program.. stupid solution!

Anyways, i created a shortcut to this file and under the properties, i make a hotkey and chose F5. made it start minimized so i wouldnt see the windows pop up."

xtrem · #10 Post by **xtrem** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 3:27 am

Thanks! I'll try that.

Any solution to make Fn+F5 work for both WLAN and BT?

But I'm still mad at IBM SUpport for selling me the wrong part. There must be a part for the X30...

Bluetooth button on X30?

Bluetooth button on X30?

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