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    Adding Bluetooth to TM 2400 series?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Master5597, Jul 6, 2006.

  1. Master5597

    Master5597 Newbie

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    I’ve recently purchase a TravelMate 2400 series laptop and am wondering if there is a way to add internal Bluetooth. I’d really like to have that false Bluetooth button actually do something besides popping up the green “No Device” message. Through my research I’ve found that many other models have some (unsupported) way of adding this feature, but as of yet I haven’t found a way to do it with this notebook. I did find an interesting article at http://www.notebookforums.com/thread160496.html . It seems like I’m not the only person with this issue. Does anyone have any ideas or better yet has anyone got it working yet?

    Thanks
     
    Master5597, Jul 6, 2006
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    rvehock Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have an Aspire 3624 with the same issue. I have a Bluetooth button that gives me the “No Device” message also.
     
    rvehock, Jul 6, 2006
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    Ok guys, through some research I’ve found that the Aspire 3620 and the TravelMate 2420 are basically the same laptop. (same motherboard and parts so rvehock it should work for you too.) So by going to the notebookforums thread I’ve visited https://www.mk-electronic.de/. (yea I know it’s in German, but if you look on the left there is an English link) now I found that the Bluetooth module’s Acer part number is 54.TB2V1.001. Now this site says that it has been replaced by Acer part number 54.T86V1.001. Now I doubt if my TravelMate has the Bluetooth cable, so I’ll have to get that too. It’s Acer part number is 50.TB2V1.002. It’s also available from https://www.mk-electronic.de/. Now you have to register on the site and that takes about a week to get the confirmation e-mail.

    So in total the prices are as follows: (1 Euro = 1.2743 U.S. dollars)

    Board € 40,68 $51.84
    Cable € 11,60 $14.79

    Total € 52,28 $66.63

    Now I don’t know about shipping to the US or VAT, and I still need to find the service manual that shows where to connect it. Anyone have that? I’m probably going to wait on ordering it until I know where it goes. Anyone else a little bolder? (GRIN)
     
    Master5597, Jul 13, 2006
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  4. deaconblues4201

    deaconblues4201 Newbie

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    hi guys, I don't know if you ever found a solution to this but I have a 3623 aspire that I added a bluetooth module to. I found this guy who has 6 different bluthooth modules for ever type of acer. :)
     
    deaconblues4201, Sep 30, 2007
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