Where can I buy an internal bluetooth for my laptop?

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Ryan

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I have a compal ifl90, also called a sager np2090. I purchase this laptop about two years ago and the manufacturer never put in the internal bluetooth and said they were out of stock at the time. Anyways, I wanted to buy a compatible internal bluetooth, not an usb one, and install it myself.
I'm not sure why I would need to replace the wireless card. In the disassemble guide on pg. 20
http://www.asimobile.com/notebook_files/fl90/IFL90_ch5-Disassembly%20Guide-intel.pdf
There is a bluetooth 2.0 module. This is the component I need.
I've checked Ebay but nothing is listed for the compal if90/sager np2090. Any ideas on a compatible bluetooth 2.0 module?
 
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ellomotto

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Best bet is ebay because you cannot buy one directly from stores like Best Buy or Newegg, you have to make sure though that it connects the same way your computer connects to it's current one. It will have to be a whole new wireless card, you can't just add a Blue tooth mod to it. Not sure what compartments your laptop has, but for example there is a separate cover on the bottom of mine that I can take off to get to the wireless card that I could then take out, and replace with a new one. So try to see if you can get to your card and check out how the interface is set-up before looking at buying a new (well, used) one.

Before taking out the old one though, make sure to download the drivers for your new wireless card and save them onto your computer, that way you aren't stuck with a wireless card your computer can't recognize and therefor can't use for connecting to the internet to get the drivers ;)

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In that case, just go to ebay and look for an internal blue tooth chip. It is terribly hard to find internal laptop hardware like wireless cards, blue tooth chips, and video cards and I have had the best luck with ebay.

Sorry that I assumed your computer wouldn't have room for a separate blue-tooth module!

EDIT #2:
I can't find a specific part serial number for the bluetooth module that is supported by your laptop but it looks like this would be closest to what is compatible (i.e. same number of screws in the same place, and the connector looks the same)

http://cgi.ebay.com/Internal-Bluetooth-2-0-Module-for-HP-Compaq-Laptop-NEW_W0QQitemZ350255720253QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_2?hash=item518cde273d
 
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Timbuk4

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It's a Broadcom module.You will have to order it from a Sagar or Compal reseller like Powernotebooks

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=207124

http://www.powernotebooks.com/support/
 
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