disabling the built-in bluetooth????

[zamtibook]

i own a 15" powerbook with the built-in bluetooth, but i wish to use an external usb Bluetooth adapter frm Belkin because it offers better connectivity range(farther than the built-in). so what i want to do is to disable the built-in bluetooth and use the external adapter instead. how can i do this?

thnx.

[Bayard]

I don't think you can. And I don't believe that the Belkin USB Bluetooth woull offer you a much longer range either...

[nathanael1]

surely u just leave the internal as it is and use bluetooth setup manager or something to that effect to set it up, or the driver cd that will come with it?

[druuka]

It can be done.
There is a program that comes with the developer tools (on the os x install disk) called bluetooth explorer. You can choose which bluetooth adaptor you wish to use in the program under the Utilities/HCI Controller menu item. This allows you do disable the internal adaptor and use an external adaptor. I have tried it on 10.4 and it works great.

Andrew Webberley