I have a 2 x 2.66 Mac pro with OS 10.5.7.
I have my beautiful machine locked up in a steel cabinet in order to protect it from dust and other hazards as my office is also my workshop. There is a lot of metal and wood debris flying around these parts. Here is my problem I have a wireless keyboard and wireless Mighty Mouse. Of course the on board bluetooth does not produce a signal that will make it out of the steel cabinet and let me use my wireless peripherals. The funny thing is the bluetooth on my car's handsfree device i can get for like blocks away and thats totally annoying. Ahhh bluetooth. So I solved the problem by plunging in a D-Link DBT-120 adapter(which is supposedly supported by apple) outside the steel cabinet. every thing is working great i.e. i can use my mouse and keyboard. But, and its a big "but" because i need to get off my butt to wake my computer from sleep. With the external bluetooth adapter plugged in I can not wake my computer from sleep, this option is grayed out in the bluetooth preferences. If i unplug the adapter the wake from sleep option is avialiable.... so i am thinking if i can disable the onboard bluetooth i might be able to get my d-link adapter to let me wake my computer from sleep??? any help on the subject would be sooo much appreciated.
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I have my beautiful machine locked up in a steel cabinet in order to protect it from dust and other hazards as my office is also my workshop. There is a lot of metal and wood debris flying around these parts. Here is my problem I have a wireless keyboard and wireless Mighty Mouse. Of course the on board bluetooth does not produce a signal that will make it out of the steel cabinet and let me use my wireless peripherals. The funny thing is the bluetooth on my car's handsfree device i can get for like blocks away and thats totally annoying. Ahhh bluetooth. So I solved the problem by plunging in a D-Link DBT-120 adapter(which is supposedly supported by apple) outside the steel cabinet. every thing is working great i.e. i can use my mouse and keyboard. But, and its a big "but" because i need to get off my butt to wake my computer from sleep. With the external bluetooth adapter plugged in I can not wake my computer from sleep, this option is grayed out in the bluetooth preferences. If i unplug the adapter the wake from sleep option is avialiable.... so i am thinking if i can disable the onboard bluetooth i might be able to get my d-link adapter to let me wake my computer from sleep??? any help on the subject would be sooo much appreciated.
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