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Bradmax57 · **Installing Bluetooth in 11z? -** 01-23-2010, 12:15 AM

Just got my 11z today and so far so good, why people moan about the touchpad some much is beyond me, ive used far worse, anyway mine doesnt appear to have come with bluetooth, afaik its a 365 module? but for the life of me i cant see where it would go, ive had the keyboard off to replace the hdd to a 500gb one and also the front palm rest, anyone care enough to enlighten me

thundertracks · **Bluetooth -** 01-23-2010, 12:40 AM

Just got my 11Z yesterday, Have to agree with you on the touchpad, I like it. Go to dell support, you can view the service manual, I saw a picture of the module. under the palm rest on the left side. Instructions there how to install bluetooth and anything else.

dandanio · 01-23-2010, 04:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Bradmax57

Just got my 11z today and so far so good, why people moan about the touchpad some much is beyond me, ive used far worse, anyway mine doesnt appear to have come with bluetooth, afaik its a 365 module? but for the life of me i cant see where it would go, ive had the keyboard off to replace the hdd to a 500gb one and also the front palm rest, anyone care enough to enlighten me

I got mine from Amazon, so it came with SU4100/4GB/250GB/Dell 1397 WiFi/no BT/no WWAN. I took it apart today according to the manual available on Welcome to Dell Support and took a lot of pics since I want to update my Wifi to Intel 5150/5350, install Bluetooth (I located the space for it) and A-GPS in the WWAN slot. I also thought about swapping my 250GB to a self-encrypting HDD from Seagate... We will see. If requested, I can post my pics... Anyway, it looks like installing a BT module (Dell Wireless 365 recommended) should be a snap!

I love my 11z.

chromosome · 01-23-2010, 08:15 AM

Pics would be great!

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Originally Posted by dandanio

I got mine from Amazon, so it came with SU4100/4GB/250GB/Dell 1397 WiFi/no BT/no WWAN. I took it apart today according to the manual available on Welcome to Dell Support and took a lot of pics since I want to update my Wifi to Intel 5150/5350, install Bluetooth (I located the space for it) and A-GPS in the WWAN slot. I also thought about swapping my 250GB to a self-encrypting HDD from Seagate... We will see. If requested, I can post my pics... Anyway, it looks like installing a BT module (Dell Wireless 410 recommended) should be a snap!

I love my 11z.

Bradmax57 · 01-23-2010, 11:02 AM

yeah pics would be good, also i noticed on mine it appears there is no socket for a secondry pci-e device such as wwan, i can see the pins on the motherboard but there isnt any physical socket

top right corner under keyboard?

dandanio · 01-23-2010, 11:47 PM

Please see attached. Wifi is bottom-center, bluetooth (missing) - bottom left, WWAN (missing) - top right, memory - center, just above the chipset/CPU combo...

adonian · 03-09-2010, 07:46 PM

are my eyes deceiving me or is the chipset/cpu/memory a single removable daughter card?

Can it be removed and upgraded? HMMM.

adonian · 03-14-2010, 06:47 PM

to answer my own question... since as usual, no one else will.
Documentation
it is removable, now if only someone makes an upgrade

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thundertracks Senior Member Posts: 322 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northeast Pa. U.S.	Bluetooth - 01-23-2010, 12:40 AM Just got my 11Z yesterday, Have to agree with you on the touchpad, I like it. Go to dell support, you can view the service manual, I saw a picture of the module. under the palm rest on the left side. Instructions there how to install bluetooth and anything else.

Bradmax57 Junior Member Posts: 5 Join Date: Jan 2010	01-23-2010, 11:02 AM yeah pics would be good, also i noticed on mine it appears there is no socket for a secondry pci-e device such as wwan, i can see the pins on the motherboard but there isnt any physical socket top right corner under keyboard?

dandanio Member Posts: 34 Join Date: Jan 2010	01-23-2010, 11:47 PM Please see attached. Wifi is bottom-center, bluetooth (missing) - bottom left, WWAN (missing) - top right, memory - center, just above the chipset/CPU combo... Attached Thumbnails

adonian Member Posts: 35 Join Date: May 2009	03-09-2010, 07:46 PM are my eyes deceiving me or is the chipset/cpu/memory a single removable daughter card? Can it be removed and upgraded? HMMM.

adonian Member Posts: 35 Join Date: May 2009	03-14-2010, 06:47 PM to answer my own question... since as usual, no one else will. Documentation it is removable, now if only someone makes an upgrade Mini 10v 160gb 1gb no mods yet...Inspiron 11z 160gb 2gb LOVE IT!! HAD a mini 9 hackintosh, sold it. Have MacBook white 2Ghz 500gb 4gb.

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