System Setup Program: Dell Inspiron 4100
came with the device.
Setting
Parallel Mode
to
Disabled
disables the parallel port and its assigned LPT
address, freeing its interrupt for another device to use.
Changing COM Ports
Serial Port
allows you to map the address of the serial port, or to disable the serial
port and its assigned COM address, freeing that interrupt for another device to use.
Enabling the Infrared Sensor
1. Press
and repeat to locate the
Infrared Data Port
option under the
Basic Device Configuration
heading of the system setup program.
2. Press the down-arrow key to highlight
Disabled
next to
Infrared Data Port
.
3. Press the right-arrow key to highlight a
COM
port.
Ensure that the
COM
port that you highlight is different from the
Serial Port
COM port.
4. Press the down-arrow key to highlight
Fast IR
or
Slow IR
.
Dell recommends that you use
Fast IR
. If the infrared device cannot
communicate with your computer, turn off the computer and repeat this
procedure to change the setting to
Slow IR
.
5. Press
to save the changes and exit the system setup program.
The Microsoft® Windows® operating system starts automatically.
6. Follow the instructions on the screen while the infrared sensor driver is
installing.
7. At the end of the install process, click
Yes
to restart the computer.
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