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Evening,
Right, I've a Dell (Logitech) bluetooth keyboard & mouse, a combination I'm quite fond of. Mouse is reponsive, keyboard is compact and clicky, just how I like it.
However, I've only an el-cheapo Bluetooth dongle, which means only the mouse is any good to me at the moment. WIth the Dell bluetooth dongle (that normally comes with this set) the keyboard is fully usable from the moment the PC is turned on, as they pair via hardware (button on both receiver and keyboard/mouse) and you can then use the keyboard in the bios / pre OS.
Now, finding said bluetooth dongle on it's own is proving impossible - I'd have thought I'd have had another couple of sets arrive at work, but we haven't had any for weeks, so now looking at other options.
I've been led to believe the Logitech receivers will also work in the same way, but can't find any of these either.
A couple of other 3rd party USB dongles seem to have a hardware pairing button (at least thats what I assume it is) such as the Belkin F8T013UK1 - but I can't be sure it will work for the purpose I need.
Does anyone know of (or have a spare) a dongle that will work in this manner and where I could get one? Been holding out hope on eBay for a while with no luck.
Just for reference, this is the set I've got and referring to :
NEW Dell Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard and Optical Mouse on eBay, Keyboard Mouse Bundles, Input Devices, Computing (item 250154606922 end time 15-Aug-07 16:30:00 BST)
Right, I've a Dell (Logitech) bluetooth keyboard & mouse, a combination I'm quite fond of. Mouse is reponsive, keyboard is compact and clicky, just how I like it.
However, I've only an el-cheapo Bluetooth dongle, which means only the mouse is any good to me at the moment. WIth the Dell bluetooth dongle (that normally comes with this set) the keyboard is fully usable from the moment the PC is turned on, as they pair via hardware (button on both receiver and keyboard/mouse) and you can then use the keyboard in the bios / pre OS.
Now, finding said bluetooth dongle on it's own is proving impossible - I'd have thought I'd have had another couple of sets arrive at work, but we haven't had any for weeks, so now looking at other options.
I've been led to believe the Logitech receivers will also work in the same way, but can't find any of these either.
A couple of other 3rd party USB dongles seem to have a hardware pairing button (at least thats what I assume it is) such as the Belkin F8T013UK1 - but I can't be sure it will work for the purpose I need.
Does anyone know of (or have a spare) a dongle that will work in this manner and where I could get one? Been holding out hope on eBay for a while with no luck.
Just for reference, this is the set I've got and referring to :
NEW Dell Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard and Optical Mouse on eBay, Keyboard Mouse Bundles, Input Devices, Computing (item 250154606922 end time 15-Aug-07 16:30:00 BST)
