Bluetooth Slot

[h3lpmedic]

Recently received the hellowifi BT from ebay, and it works great. Installation is straight forward. The only extra thing I had to do during installation was to wrap the little connector cord with electrical tape so static nois does not come out of the adjacent speaker.

[Carlos]

Has anyone used the Hellowifi card with Mac OS X? And if so, does sleep work?

[Iamkar33m]

Has anyone used the Hellowifi card with Mac OS X? And if so, does sleep work?

I have yet to see ANYONE report being able to sleep on 10.5.6 w/ HelloWifi bluetooth.

[Carlos]

Me too, but I also haven't seen anyone say it doesn't. Since it sleeps with a USB BT module, there may be something specific to the OEM module that is the problem.

[MadCnty2]

3. The module cable is a bit differ from the description and photo. The black thing is in the middle. And it is really tiny. It took me some time to trial and error before I can successfully plug it. So I attached the 3 picture below.

I actually removed the wire "tie" from the middle of the wiring harness... I found it much easier to cleanly route the wires that way, after plugging it into the connectors...

[sbabolat]

This is the url to order the parts: http://www-304.ibm.com/shop/americas/co ... _main.html

Additionally, I am using the Lenovo (broadcom) BT stack which works fine.
Steve

Hi,

I am assuming that this BT from ibm parts is also good for the s10e ?

S.

PS: ibm site states that one need to call to check availability! Hmmm, means more than 4 weeks ?

[Carlos]

PS: ibm site states that one need to call to check availability! Hmmm, means more than 4 weeks ?

No, I did that and got mine the very next day. (Shipping options were $10 for ground or $13 for overnight.)

[omega222]

I have not had problems with my S10 sleeping with the hellowi-fi bt module (stock s10 running xp and lenovo bt driver). The only thing that I do not like about the hello wi-fi bt module is if you install the unit with the included screw, the antenna faces down and limits your range. I ended up using double side tape and flipping the module so the antenna is on the top. This made a huge difference. If I ever covered the area on the palm rest with my hand while listen to my bt stereo headset I would loose connection. I now have eliminated all of the issues I was having by flipping it.

[bwernick]

I've been a browser on this board for a while. Just an FYI for anyone thinking about picking up the Lenovo bluetooth parts. The cables (part 44C9902) are on backorder until March 6, 2009. I ordered a pair over a week ago and was told 1 was in stock and 1 would be on backorder (along with 1 and 1 for the modules). I received both modules today and called on status of the cables when I was given the revised backorder info. I thought that going the Lenovo route would be quicker than the ebay route, but that is not the case currently. I've also got 2 S10's on order, the the ship date keeps getting bumped (next "ship date" set for tomorrow).

Bryan

[Popper252]

I have not had problems with my S10 sleeping with the hellowi-fi bt module (stock s10 running xp and lenovo bt driver). The only thing that I do not like about the hello wi-fi bt module is if you install the unit with the included screw, the antenna faces down and limits your range. I ended up using double side tape and flipping the module so the antenna is on the top. This made a huge difference. If I ever covered the area on the palm rest with my hand while listen to my bt stereo headset I would loose connection. I now have eliminated all of the issues I was having by flipping it.

Interesting note. I'll have to test that out eventually when I get my mouse and possibly headphones.

I just got my module today and popped it in. Worked right away with no problems. I just let xp find the drivers and I've successfully transferred files to my phone.

Thanks hellowifi!