Ezurio BT-IBM-PCII, BT-IBM-PCII-1, BT-TDK-PCCARD Users Manual
About your Bluetooth PC Card II from IBM
This section contains the product description, hardware and software
installation instructions, and operating information for the Bluetooth
PC Card II from IBM.
Product description
Based on the Bluetooth industry standard for wireless communications, the Bluetooth PC Card II from IBM provides computing professionals with short-range wireless connectivity.
You can now use the Bluetooth PC Card II from IBM to make wireless connections within a personal area network to electronically
exchange data and connect your computer to oth er Blueto oth d evices.
Some of the key product attributes of the Bluetooth PC Card II from
IBM from IBM are as follows:
• Any computer supporting a PCMCIA interface
• Operation within the 2.4 GHz ISM unlicensed radio spectrum
• Maximum data transfer rate of 721 KBps
• Range of up to 10 meters (30 feet)
• Data-transfer support
• Point-to-point or point-multipoint radio link
• Low power consumption
• Authentication and encryption suppo rt
• Certified Bluetooth Interoperability by the Bluetooth Special
Interest Group
• 16 bit PCMCIA interface
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Profiles and services supported by the Bluetooth PC
Card II from IBM
The following is a list of profiles and services that the PC Card II
from IBM supports:
• Generic Serial - Establishes a Bluetooth wireless connection
between your computer and another Bluetooth-enabled device
and uses a temporary serial-port connection.
• LAN Access Using PPP - Establishes a Bluetooth wireless network connection between your computer and another Bluetoothenabled device or to a LAN that is connected to the server.
• Dialup Networking - Establishes a Bluetooth wireless con nection
from your computer to a modem or another Bluetooth-enabled
device.
• OBEX (Object Exchange) Object Push - Establishes a Bluetooth
wireless connection that enables your computer to send items
from its personal information manager (PIM) to the personal
information manager on another Bluetooth-enabled device.
• OBEX File Transfer -Establishes a Bluetooth wireless connection that enables your computer to perform file -system actions
on another Bluetooth-enabled device.
• Fax - Makes a connection available to fax documents from one
Bluetooth-enabled device to another.
• OBEX IrMC Sync - Establishes a Bl uetooth wireless connection
and synchronizes the contacts on your computer with the contacts on another Bluetooth-enabled device.
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Installing the Bluetooth PC Card II from IBM
This section contains information about making sure that your computer has the correct level of BIOS code and installing the Bluetooth
PC Card II hardware and software.
Verifying the BIOS code level in a ThinkPad computer
If you have one of the ThinkPad A, T, or X Series computers that are
listed in the tables in this section, your computer must have the
required BIOS code level for the Bluetooth PC Card II to work. The
ThinkPad BIOS Update Utility is provided on the installation CD.
Note: IBM frequently updates the BIOS code: therefore, this information is subject to change. To download the latest version of the
BIOS code for your computer, go to http://www.pc.ibm.com/support
on the World Wide Web.
Table 2-1. ThinkPad comput er BIOS code levels - United States mode ls
ThinkPad model Folder name on CD
T20 BIOS\TPT20\US x.xx (IYETxxWW)
T21 BIOS\TPT21\US
T22 BIOS\TPT22\US
A20p BIOS\TPA20p\US
A21p/A22 BIOS\TPA21p\US
X20/X21/i Series1620 BIOS\TPX20\US
Bios version
x.xx (KZETxxWW)
x.xx (16ETxxWW)
x.xx (IVETxxWW)
x.xx (KYETxxWW)
x.xx (IZETxxWW)
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Table 2-2. ThinkPad computer BIOS code levels - Japan model s
ThinkPad model Folder name on CD
T20 BIOS\TPT20\JP x.xx (IYETxxWW)
T21 BIOS\TPT21\JP
T22 BIOS\TPT22\JP
A20p BIOS\TPA20p\JP
A21p/A22 BIOS\TPA21p\JP
X20/X21/i Series1620 BIOS\TPX20\JP
Bios version
x.xx (KZETxxWW)
x.xx (16ETxxWW)
x.xx (IVETxxWW)
x.xx (KYETxxWW)
x.xx (IZETxxWW)
How to check your computers BIOS level
To determine the BIOS code level in your ThinkPad computer using
the Windows 98SE, Windows 2000, or Windows Me ope rating system, use this procedure:
1. Click Start --> Control Panel.
Note: For Windows Me, you might have to click View all Control
Panel Options.
2. Double click-->the ThinkPad Configuration icon.
3. Click System Information.
4. BIOS Version.
5. Determine whether your BIOS version is older than the BIOS ver-
sion listed in the tables:
• If your BIOS version is newer than the one listed in Table 2 continue with “ Installing the Bluetooth software”.
• If your BIOS version is older than the one listed on Table 2, continue with the next section “ Updating the BIOS code in a ThinkPad computer”.
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• If you are not sure what BIOS version you have continue with
the next section “ Updating the BIOS code in a ThinkPad computer” and the IBM BIOS Update Utility will check your BIOS
version for you.
Updating the BIOS code in a ThinkPad compu ter
Your computer must have an ac adapter and a charged battery pack to
update the BIOS code. If your ThinkPad computer is attached to any
type of port replicator, turn off the computer, and detach the port replicator.
Before using the IBM ThinkPad BIOS Update Utility with Windows
98SE, download and apply the Windows 98SE Shutdown Supplement from the Microsoft support Web site at http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q239/8/87.ASP.
To update the BIOS code, use the following procedure:
1. Connect the ac adapter to the ThinkPad computer.
2. Start Windows 98SE, Windows 2000, or Windows Me.
3. Create a temporary folder on your hard drive (for example,
c:\temp).
4. Insert the IBM Bluetooth UltraPort Installation CD into your CD-
ROM or DVD drive.
5. Refer to the tables on 2-1 to determine the location of the IBM
ThinkPad BIOS Update Utility program required to update the BIOS
level for your Thinkpad A, T, or X Series computer.
6. Copy the IBM ThinkPad BIOS Update Utility from the appropriate
folder on the installation CD and store the file into the temporary
folder that you created.
7. Click Start.
8. Click Run.
9. Specify the path and file name where you stored the ThinkPad
Update Utility and press Enter (for example
c:\temp\IYUJ10US.exe).
Attention: Do not turn off or suspend the computer until the update
has been completed. If you turn off or su spend the computer whi le the
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