Note: This thread is about the defective internal bluetooth connector on most (if not all) Inspiron 500m/600m and Latitude d500/d600 motherboards

And the following is my story...

Two times I had my 600m replaced/repaired because of the internal bluetooth failing. Three notebooks and all have the same problem - the bluetooth works for about a month and then connection to the motherboard fails yielding the "USB Device not recognized" error. Pressing on the palm rest makes it work for a while but evenually the connection will fail. Putting mounting tape beneath the palm rest above the bluetooth to make it stable doesn't do the trick.

Any 600m or d600 (which have the same guts) owners with internal blutooth had it working for more than a month without a failure? If so, do you keep the notebook on the desk all the time? I travel with mine. Please indicate this and also if you are using bluetooth and/or the internal wi-fi card (the error is most noticeable when using the Fn+F2 shortcut to toggle the wireless devices on and off).

I'm beggining to think that all 600m's have the same problem, dell knows this but it is cheaper for them to keep this on the down low then to fix it.

Thanks.