Mac pro and bluetooth/ m. mouse bt
hi!
i bought a new mac pro last week! it's my first apple computer and i'm so exciting.. but there's a problem..
i have the bt and airport module built in, now i have also the bt apple mouse and keyboard.. the keyboard is ok, but the mouse is slow and skip in the screen... i also used an alternative driver/software but the usability is the same.. now i called Apple phone service and they send my a new kit bt (mouse and keyboard)..
i read that many people have the same problem.. well, what can i do in order to fix the bt problem with my mouse wireless?
there's a pic's guide? help me! anyway can i add a dolgle bt?
thank's a lot guy!
sorry for my bad english
Very interesting. After reading your post I was reminded of some threads I looked over weeks ago and forgot about, relating to this very problem.
I unfortunately assumed that I would actually need to open up the case and play with the wires just to disable the internal BT module so that I could connect a BT module.
Then I noticed that a few people seemed to be saying that they connected a dongle without playing with any wires, and things got better.
So I tried it! And it works!
I just plugged my D-Link DBT120 ( http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=34 ) into the back of the cinema display and the internal bluetooth seemed to instantly turn off and switch to the new dongle. Of course with that both the BT keyboard and MM disconnected and I needed to use the old wired MS mouse to get them connected again, but once they were they were at full speed!
The BT MM still isn't anywhere near as fast as the MS wired mouse but it's quite usable and many times faster than it was while using the internal BT module.
Here are a few of the other threads related to this problem:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=4353470
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3095257
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=633522
@ imax05 - I'd recommend getting a separate BT dongle. They're quite cheap and fix the problem. I know, it's annoying having payed for an internal BT module but...
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