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2-16 Dell Inspiron 5000 Reference and Troubleshooting Guide
To resolve conflicts, you can use the Windows Hardware Conflict Troubleshooter.
1. C l i ck t h e
Start
button and then click
Help
.
2. Click the
Contents
tab and then double-click
Troubleshooting
.
3. Double-click
If you have a hardware
conflict
and follow the instructions on the
screen.
Resolve Infrared Port Problems
To configure the infrared port, perform the following steps:
1. C l i ck t h e
Start
button, click
Settings
, and then click
Control Panel
.
2. Double-click the
System
icon.
3. Click the
Device Manager
tab.
4. If you previously attempted to configure the infrared port, remove all device list-
ings that refer to
Infrared
or
Virtual Devices
in the following categories:
•
Infrared devices
•
Network adapters
•
Ports (COM & LPT)
Click the entry you wish to remove and then click
Remove
.
5. If you remove a device, when prompted, ensure that
Yes, I want to restart my
computer now
is selected, and then click
Finish
.
The computer restarts automatically.
NOTE: If you have not attempted to configure the infrared port, the infrared and
virtual entries will not be listed in the
Device Manager
. If you do not need to
remove a device, restart the computer and continue with the next step.
6. When you see the Dell
logo, press <F2> to enter the system setup program.
7. Press the right-arrow key to highlight the
System Devices
menu item.
8. Press the down-arrow key to highlight
Infrared Port
and then press <F5> to
change the setting to
Customized
.
9. Press the down-arrow key to highlight
Mode
and press <F5> to change the set-
ting to
SIR
or
FIR
. Refer to the documentation of the infrared device that you are
trying to communicate with to determine the correct setting.
If you set the
Mode
setting to
SIN
, the
Base I/O address/IRQ
setting automati-
cally changes to
2F8 IRQ3
.
If you set the
Mode
setting to
FIR
, the
Base I/O address/IRQ
setting automati-
cally changes to
2F8 IRQ3
and the
DMA channel
setting changes to
0
.
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