Lost Bluetooth module

Hi,
I've got a new iMac Aluminum 20"... After I unbox it and install all the updates (10.5.7 and some firmware update) I realized that my bluetooth icon in the status bar was missing...
I opened system preferences pane and there was no bluetooth there either...
When I tried to use the bluetooth file exchange app this came up on the screen:
Then I opened the system profiter to look for the bluetooth module information it said I don't have a bluetooth module...
Is this a hardware problem and I should take the computer back to the store or it's a software problem??
Please someone help me
Thanks....
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Thanks from me, too...
Mine disappeared when I'd shut down the laptop for about 15-20 minutes. Restarted with the install disk, ran disk utility, and on the second restart it was back.
One question: I couldn't get my MacBook Pro, OS 10.5.8 (just got it in July) to give me startup options when I held down either the D or C during a restart. (I've used it with bootcamp partition, and it works there). However, when I went to startup prefs, the install disk was there as an option.
OK, one more question: I didn't see anything that said "diagnostics," only the utilities menu that has the disk utility. Don't recall ever seeing "diagnostics," actually, in any Mac version, especially not hardware diagnostics. Am I missing something, or is the reference generic? (Note, though, that running disk repair from the install disk apparently solved problem).
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