X61 bluetooth not recognized - very odd

[rmendoza]

Hey everyone,

First, let me say that I did a search, and none of the solutions I found worked for me.

I have a X61. Ever since I bought it, it would freeze when I tried to enable bluetooth. Now, this wasn't often, as I never had a need for it, so I overlooked it.

Just four or five days ago, I installed Windows 7 ultimate in both my X61 and my T60. The T60 works like a charm. The same for the X61... almost. Problem is, I tried to sync my Blackberry with the X61 via bluetooth. No dice. I tried it with the T60, no problem.

As I dug deeper into it, I realized that the bluetooth card is not recognized by windows. I am able to turn it on and off with fn + f5, but when I turn it on, Windows says "USB device not recognized". I have run system update and have installed all the latest drivers, I have tried letting windows install the drivers, but no dice. Windows says that the drivers are "version 6.1.7600.16385", but this doesn't match the driver for bluetooth.

Neeless to say, I am somewhat miffed . I haven't called Lenovo, in case there is another solution out there that I haven't found.

Any ideas are much appreciated. Best regards.



Robert
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[hp79]

I have a Windows 7 x64 on a thinkpad x61t. I noticed the bluetooth doesn't work when trying to pair a headset, and failed. At this time, there is no driver on lenovo's support site for bluetooth. I tried Vista drivers and they seemed to work fine. But I hope lenovo come out with Windows 7 drivers soon.

[bill bolton]

I have Bluetooth connectivity working fine for my Nokia 6233 phone and various BT mice with a X61 7676-3PM running Windows 7 Vista x64.

I'm travelling with an X200 at the moment but will check the BT driver version on the X61 when I get home in a couple of days.

Cheers,

Bill B.

[bill bolton]

will check the BT driver version on the X61 when I get home in a couple of days

I am running ThinkPad Bluetooth with Enhanced Data Rate driver version 6.2.0.2600, dated 9/05/2008 (7vbv05ww.exe)

Cheers,

Bill B.