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Dell Inspiron 640m driver issue

Tags: Dell Inspiron Devie Drivers
My friend's Dell Inspiron 640m crashed and wouldn't boot and I helped him format and reinstall. Now I have been able to install most of the drivers but device manager shows:

1. BCM2045
2. Network Controller

as not installed. The LAN works and so I am sure the network controller is not the LAN card. The wireless LAN no longer works so I think that's it. I did some search and BCM2045 has to do with bluetooth. I have tried several bluetooth drivers but none seems to be right for it. The one that looked like it was going to work keeps telling me to turn on the bluetooth radio. It tells me how to do so but when I do it, the bluetooth symbol lights up showing it's on but the program still tells me that it is off and I should turn it on.

I don't know what the exact drivers for these two should be and where/how to get them for free. He lost the restore CD. So I need help with this. Any help will be appreciated.
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Zone: Computer Hardware
Question Asked By: cedlinx
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