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Old 07-04-2004, 02:41 PM   #1
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Infrared device

Under my system there is an built in infrared device listed. It is using resources ok. This has been listed ever since i bought my computer, but does this mean i would be able to use my mobile phones infrared port to communicate with my pc or would i have to invest in further hardware. I have looked on the spec for my mobo and cant see one listed on there and i have looked inside the tower and cant see anything that resembles a built in infra red device, so what does this mean?

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Old 07-04-2004, 02:55 PM   #2
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What is the name of the infrared device? It's showing in your Device Manager, right?
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Yeah it shows in my device manager but all it says it "built-in infrared device" and thats it.
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Old 07-04-2004, 03:43 PM   #4
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So you bought your computer, it saids it features infared, but the actual infared is nowhere to be found? I would imagine it's some type of external device...something unusual connected to the motherboard?

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Old 07-04-2004, 04:33 PM   #5
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Well it never said it featured infrared but its just this thing that appears under my system devies, the builtin infrared port, i jsut wondered what it was as i cant see anything that resembles an infrared port anywhere.
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Old 07-05-2004, 12:21 AM   #6
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Ok i just checked my manual for my mobo again and on the diagram of the board there is a little pin called infrared module connector, i'll open up my case and see if there's anything conneted to it.
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