Can I DISABLE the OE internal Bluetooth and use a BT dongle?

My Mac Pro lives in a server closet, and the Bluetooth range is insufficient to stay in contact with my BT keyboard (Logitech DiNovo Edge).
I need to use a Bluetooth Dongle, like I was using on my G5 Quad 2.5, but it seems I need to disable the internal BT module before that's going to work.
Can someone tell me how to do this?
Thanks in advance,
Sarge

You might want to check if the BlueTooth has been installed correctly.
You can take it in to the Apple Store, or look at some of the posts where people have installed the bluetooth themselves.
This post http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=4353470&#4353470 has links to pictures of the bluetooth install process.
If the pictures help you determine whether yours is installed correctly, you can go from there to either correct the problem by taking it to your Apple Store, or correct it yourself. (I don't know if it voids the warranty to correct Apple's install, but apparently it voids the warranty to install it yourself.)
Or you could use the info from the other forum to disconnect the internal bluetooth so it won't interfere with your USB dongle. I haven't yet tried out my bluetooth yet, so I don't have anything else to suggest.

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