Dell XPS M1530 - Problem in Installing Bluetooth Software on 32 bit Vista

To add to my question about Bluetooth support on 32 bit operating system Vista, I tried to install the drivers for Bluetooth, but it pops up a message saying;; "Activate bluetooth using Fn+F2 or Radio On/Off Switch". However, pressing Fn+F2 has absolutely no effect and I can't continue the install.. Very annoying..

 

Browse to c:\dell\drivers\, or wherever you extracted the drivers, open the subfolder which contains the 32 bit installation files, and manually run the msi package. Once you get to the prompt for activating bluetooth, click cancel. The installation will complete, and you will have a working bluetooth device. A reboot might be required, though.

I always have to install this way, on Vista x64.

 

Turn on the Bluetooth before installing the driver, using the slider on the side.

 

That doesn't work, at least for me.. The Radio control switch is set to WiFi and Bluetooth, and yet before installing the drivers, it doesn't work... Only turns on the Wireless card.

 

Hey Buddy.. Dont worry.. it has a Wireless button on its right which you will need to power on and then you should be able to use the wireless and the bluetooth option

 

Hey there.. lookout for the slide button on its right and you should be able to power on teh bluetooth and wireless

 

Change that in BIOS, what that button controls.

 

In case you didn't read it earlier.. That's exactly what it is set to.. yes, in the BIOS.. And no, it doesn't recognize the bluetooth module, under Vista x64, even when it is turned on,not even as a Unidentified USB device, unless the drivers are installed...

 

i had same problem there is a patch to fix it at dell not listed with drivers
i dont have the link handy do a bluetooth search at the dell forum

here is the link install patch then drivers sould fix prob did for me

http://support.dell.com/support/dow...-1&impid=-1&formatcnt=1&libid=5&fileid=213714

 

hey guys i have the exact same problem with the bluetooth...
I have a dell xps M1530

and none of the solutions above worked for me. I even wiped my hard-drive and restored the factory image, and the internal bluetooth still doesn't recognize my bluetooth mouse.

For the installation of the drivers, at the last step where it asked me to complete the installation by "activating the bluetooth device by pressing Fn+F2 or the Radio On/Off Button", I pressed the key combination and it didn't work, and I have no idea what the radio on/off button is.

Even after contacting dell technical support there was nothing....

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Guys, if the dell drivers don't work/recognize the bluetooth radio, then give bluesoleil a shot. Maybe it will work. I had the same problem and I installed bluesoleil v6 and it is working perfectly

 

the patch i listed in earlier post didnt help. fixed same prob for me

 

Guys, even I had the same problem when I tried the Dell/widcomm drivers. I then installed bluesoleil and it's working fine. I haven't tried uninstalling it and giving the dell drivers a shot though since I have no problems at all now

 

thanks, these drivers did the trick for me

 

hi, I have the exact same problem. I am trying to install Server 2008 x64 on my M1530, and I have downloaded the x64 Bluetooth driver from Dell's web site. and I got this Activate Bluetooth using Fn+F2 message.

Can someone kind enough to tell me the exact steps to get the bluetooth working please?

Ed.

 

hey mate..
really thanks..
million thanks for ur guide..
it really helps me..and i'm out of the freaking problem...
i used it on vista x32 and it works..
other users that request for help should read this...

 

hi i have a dell xps m1530, the harddrive had unrecoverable errors and so had to get a new one which a friend of my partners put it and reinstalled the CD's that came with the laptop. problem is since i have had it back i havent been able to use my bluetooth and i have tried going to the dell website and downloading the drivers for it but this never worked. last night i gave it to another friend to have a look at and now the bluetooth indicator light next to the wifi light wont even come on..i seriously have no idea what to do..could any one help me please???

 

Search on this forum or on Dell's download page for Blue Tooth install fix.