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    Need Help With Bluetooth! (MX900+Zx5000)

    Discussion in 'HP' started by spets, Jul 21, 2004.

  1. spets

    spets Notebook Consultant

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    Hey guys,

    Today I got my extra stick of RAM and a Logitech MX900 wireless mouse!

    The RAM installed without a hitch, that's good.

    but the mouse is driving me crazy! I do NOT want to use the charging cradle as the Bluetooth base, because I already have bluetooth integrated into the laptop. But, for some reason They cannot connect! I got them paired, and I can see the mouse in the bluetooth screen on the laptop, but when I click join, it seems to connect for a second (although mouse doesn't work) and then it disconnects. This sucks.

    any help in getting this to work is appreciated. I could use this mouse on my desktop until I go to college, but it's kind of a waste of 70 bucks if I can't use it with the laptop.

    again, if anyone knows of a procedure to get the MX900 to work with my HP zx5000, please share. I've done some searches, but haven't come up with anything.
     
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  2. brianstretch

    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

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    You're using the Bluetooth software included with your notebook and not Logitech's, right? I got my Microsoft mouse to work by right-clicking on the Bluetooth icon in the system tray, Explore My Bluetooth Places, held down the button on the mouse and clicked View devices in range, right-clicked on the (hopefully visible) mouse icon and paired it.

    The Logitech software might be ok, but the stuff HP bundled worked for me.
     
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  3. spets

    spets Notebook Consultant

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    That's what I kind of used, it tried to make a connection but doesn't hold it.

    I can try to see if I just need to reinstall the HP software or something.

    EDIT: well I re-installed the HP software, and boom, mouse works. *shrug*.
     
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