IBM ThinkPad Bluetooth modules Family

1.IBM Bluetooth Daughter Card (BDC)
2. IBM Integrated Bluetooth II with 56K Modem (BMDC)
3. IBM Integrated Bluetooth III with 56K Modem (BMDC-2)
4. IBM Integrated Bluetooth IV with 56K Modem (BMDC-3)
5. ThinkPad Bluetooth with Enhanced Data Rate (BDC-2)
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1. Bluetooth Daughter Card (BDC01)
    FRU 12P3872，26P8071
    Work with  A30p A31p T30 T23  X22 X23 X24 X30
 
     Support Bluetooth 1.1. No Modem.  Install in CDC slot. Using TDK. shown in device manager as -IBM Integrated Bluetooth. Someone usually asks this question: why there is a modem connector in the card? That is for power connector, not modem.

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2. IBM Integrated Bluetooth II with 56K Modem (BMDC200)

    IBM FRU PN：26P8396 91P7259 91P7315

Using Actiontec chipset. Modem is Lucent AMR Modem or Agere 56k modem v9.0. Support BT1.1. CDC slot.Shown as -IBM Integrated Bluetooth II.

Suitable for IBM ThinkPad R40 R40e R50 R50p T40 T40p T41 T41p X31. Also work on A30p A31p T30 T23  X22 X23 X24 X30(but due to short modem cable, the modem chipset may cannot work)

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3.IBM Integrated Bluetooth III with 56K Modem (BMDC-2, or BMDC200b), "BMDC200 Rev.B".

  IBM FRU PN：91P7319，27R1880 (Actiontec)

Using Actiontec chipset. IBM Integrated 56K modem V.92. Support BT1.1. CDC slot. Shown as -IBM Integrated Bluetooth III

For ThinkPad R51 T42 T42p X40  T43 R52 X41 X41 Tablet X32

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4. IBM Integrated Bluetooth IV with 56K Modem (BMDC-3)
    IBM FRU P/N：39T0022，39T0024，39T0026

Using Broadcom Bluetooth chipset. suport BT1.2 . Conexant AC'97 modem. CDC slot. Shown as -IBM Integrated Bluetooth IV

For ThinkPad R52 R51E T43 T43p X32 X41 X41 Tablet X31(all X31 can work with this card).

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5. ThinkPad Bluetooth with Enhanced Data Rate (BDC-2)
    IBM FRU PN: 39T0497

Using BroadCom. No Modem. Narrow CDC slot. Support BT 2.0 EDR. Shown as -ThinkPad Bluetooth with Enhanced Data Rate

Some T60  X60 has no CDC slot on screen cable. You need to connect a small slot on it.

Only Support ThinkPad T60，T61 T61P T60P X61 X60/s Z60M/T  Z61M/P/T R60 R60E

T60

X61

How to choose bluetooth cable?

BDC2 doesnot need cable. But BDC01, BMDC200, BMDC200b and BMDC3 need a piece of bluetooth cable.

Actually, the connector is 100% same with mini pci antennas. You could use one piece of wireless mini pci antenna to connect with bluetooth module.

Sample, on X31

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