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Bluetooth daughter card (BDC) software for Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP - ThinkPad A30p, A31p, T30, X23, X24, X30

Bluetooth daughter card (BDC) software for Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP - ThinkPad A30p, A31p, T30, X23, X24, X30

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Bluetooth daughter card (BDC) software for Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP - ThinkPad A30p, A31p, T30, X23, X24, X30

18.979 MB
1.4.2.18

Windows XP (32-bit)

04 Feb 2004
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Bluetooth daughter card (BDC) software for Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP

tpbteba.exe

18.97 MB
1.4.2.18

Windows XP (32-bit)

04 Feb 2004
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README for Bluetooth daughter card (BDC) software for Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP

tpbteba.txt

9.14 KB
1.4.2.18

Windows XP (32-bit)

04 Feb 2004
Recommended

Description

Bluetooth daughter card (BDC) software for Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP for ThinkPad A30p, A31p, T30, X23, X24, and X30 systems.

What's More

This package provides the Bluetooth software for Microsoft Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP.
The Bluetooth software enables or updates the Bluetooth function of the following ThinkPad computers integrated with Bluetooth Daughter Card (Integrated Bluetooth).

This release supports the following systems:
- ThinkPad A30p (*1)
- ThinkPad A31p
- ThinkPad T30(*2)
- ThinkPad X23, X24 (Bluetooth model only)
- ThinkPad X30(*3)

Notes:
*1: Windows XP is not supported.
*2: Only the following ThinkPad T30 models support Windows Me, other ThinkPad T30 models do not support Windows Me. 2366/2367-x1x, x2x, x3x, x4x, x5x, A6x and A7x except for M1x, M2x, M3x, M4x and M5x
*3: Windows Me is not supported.
- This program is language independent and can be used with any language system.
Additional information

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This Additional Information field contains the following sections
I. Summary of changes
II. Installation instructions
III. Determining which version is installed

This Additional Information field contains the following sections
I. Summary of changes
Version 1.4.2.18
  • (Fix) Character corruption problem when using BT Pocket PC 2003 devices

Click here for a complete list of changes fixed by this driver update.

II. Installation instructions
Notes:
  • If the ThinkPad system already has the Bluetooth Software installed, uninstall the software in Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel before installation.
  • Do not turn on the Bluetooth power before you complete the Bluetooth software installation.
  • ThinkPad Software Installer provides install/(uninstall) wizard for this package for the following operating systems:
    • Windows 98SE
    • Windows Me
    • Microsoft Windows 2000
    • Windows XP
  • Before using the ThinkPad Software Installer, you have to uninstall the previous or current software in Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel.
  • Under Windows XP, when you are turning on Bluetooth daughter card power for the first time after the software installation, the operating system will display the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box. Click the following three buttons: Next, Continue Anyway, and Finish
  • Executing setup.exe on the system that the Bluetooth software is already installed detects the existing software and removes it. Run setup.exe again to update to the latest software.
  • During the installation, do not touch the keyboard, the TrackPoint, or the mouse.
  • When you use this software under Windows XP, confirm that you are using ThinkPad Utility for Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP version 1.23 or later.

Uninstall
  1. Click Start, select Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. Select Bluetooth Software and click Remove.
  3. Follow the instructions displayed on the screen.
  4. Click OK when the Information dialog box is displayed, that states: "Please power off your Bluetooth device before continuing with the uninstallation"

    Note: If this message is not displayed, click the Information icon displayed in the task bar. Until this button is pressed, the uninstallation does not continue.

Install
  1. Start Windows 98SE/Me, or Windows 2000/XP with administrative privileges.
  2. Click Start and then click Run.
  3. Type C:\DRIVERS\WIN\BDC\SETUP in the Open box and click OK.
  4. Click Next in Bluetooth Software InstallShield wizard.
  5. Enter the Device Name, select Laptop for Device Type, and click Next.
  6. Click Next.
  7. Click Install.
  8. Click Finish.
  9. Click Yes to restart the computer.
  10. After restarting the computer, press the Bluetooth power button. The Bluetooth LED will activate and Integrated Bluetooth device driver will be loaded.

Unattended install
Note: This is for system administrators' use only
  1. Start Windows 2000/XP, logon with administrative privileges.
  2. Extract the drivers to the hard disk drive.
  3. Click Start and then click Run.
  4. Type one of the following command lines:
    • For systems that will not reboot automatically,
      C:\DRIVERS\WIN\BDC\setup.exe /s /w /v"/q DEVICETYPE=12 REBOOT=ReallySuppress
    • For systems that will reboot automatically,
      C:\DRIVERS\WIN\BDC\setup.exe /s /w /v"/q DEVICETYPE=12

III. Determining which version is installed
Note: The version of the Bluetooth daughter card displayed in Device Manager is 1.4.2.8.
To check the version of the device driver that is installed on your ThinkPad system:
  1. Open My Bluetooth Places
  2. Click Help and then About My Bluetooth Places. The version number is displayed as 1.4.2 Build 18 SP 0
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Alias Id: MIGR-39556

Last Modified Date: 11 Apr 2017

Original Publish Date: 04 Feb 2004

Document ID: DS001766

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