Adding Bluetooth to A31p

[RWDPLZ]

I finally recieved my brand new Microsoft Bluetooth mouse and keyboard for my PC, so I decided to finally get the bluetooth function of my A31p working. This was done with an A31p 2653-R8U with the following modifications:

Added internal wireless antennas
Intel 2915ABG wireless card
2GB PC2700 RAM (2 x IBM FRU 31P9835)
100GB Hitachi 7200 rpm hard drive

Adding Bluetooth to an A31p:

Parts needed
-Bluetooth Daughter card (IBM FRU 12P3872)
-Bluetooth Antenna (IBM FRU 27L0685), or I used a generic Hitachi antenna from eBay
-Clear Plate for A31p (IBM FRU 46L5024), adds the Bluetooth button and logo to LCD lid
-Download Bluetooth Software from Lenovo
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-39556

Refer to the Hardware Maitenence Manual for detailed installation instructions.

My A31p didn't come with bluetooth so I decided to add it so I could use a bluetooth mouse. I replaced the modem daughter card with the bluetooth daughter card I purchased on eBay. I also bought the generic Hitachi antenna since I didn't want to pay $25 + shipping for an original A31 one, and since there haven't been any on eBay for as long as I've been looking.

I lucked out and the replacement LCD I bought for the A31p came with a bluetooth clear plate, which already has the button to turn the bluetooth function on and off.

Once the daughter card is installed, I installed the IBM software and restarted the computer. Now when the bluetooth button is pressed, I can use my new mouse.

This may also work with some A31's with the SXGA+ IPS panels, since some use the same inverter as the UXGA screen and have the bluetooth button.

[ElbertR]

Nice job, but now you no longer have the modem working, since you removed the modem daughter card.

There are modem/bluetooth daugther cards available. I have tried several of them, but could not get the drivers for the modem to work.

Now I just use a Ultraport Bluetooth adapter on the A31P when I need bluetooth, this way I can still send faxes with my modem.
The issue that I still have is that I still get 'internet explorer script error' when I open 'my bluetooth places'.

[RWDPLZ]

Yeah a working modem would be nice, but I haven't needed one since 2001.