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    Adding a bluetooth card into M1530?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by mr.rhtuner, Jan 20, 2010.

  1. mr.rhtuner

    mr.rhtuner Notebook Consultant

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    Hey everybody, I've searched the forum and found a service diagram on installing the bluetooth card into the M1530 notebook. My question is, I never choose to have it put in by dell, so I know I need to purchase the card and I'm going to guess that the cable will need to be purchased aswell.


    I seached the forum and found a few answers but didn't look like many people have done this themselves.


    Has anybody done this themselves here on the forum?
     
    mr.rhtuner, Jan 20, 2010
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    smjohns Notebook Consultant

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    I would have thought the cables are already there as they tend to be built into the lid / casing but I guess nothing is 100%. Best thing to do before buying a card would be to open it up and check.

    Your service manual is H E R E
     
    smjohns, Jan 21, 2010
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    Unreasnbl Notebook Guru

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    My M1530 BT card is a "Dell Truemobile 355 Bluetooth +EDR". I have seen them on E-bay for $10.

    The cable is probably already there. Use the service manual (linked above) to open it up a little bit and you should see the cable. As I recall, the BT card goes on the upper left from the top side and you only have to remove the battery, 3 screws and the control cover to get to it.

    It should take you less than a minute to see if the cable is there.
     
    Unreasnbl, Jan 21, 2010
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  4. mr.rhtuner

    mr.rhtuner Notebook Consultant

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    One question, I've seen the 355, 365 and 370 cards on dells web site.

    For example, would this work in the m1530?

    2.4 GHz Wireless 370 Bluetooth 2.1 Mini-Card for Select Dell Latitude / Studio / Alienware Laptops / Precision Mobile WorkStations


    It seems that the bluetooth cards just attach to the unit with 1 screw, and then the cable.
     
    mr.rhtuner, Jan 21, 2010
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    Unreasnbl Notebook Guru

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    The 355 attaches the way shown in the manual.
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    The 370 does not. It is a mini-card that has to go into a PCI slot.
    . [​IMG]
     
    Unreasnbl, Jan 21, 2010
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    smjohns, Jan 22, 2010
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