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Integrated Webcam in Precision M4600. My concerns...

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by pterodactilo, Sep 22, 2011.

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  1. pterodactilo

    pterodactilo Notebook Consultant

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    Hello, I received from DELL a nice machine configuration. I didn't ask the integrated webcam option but they said it was "a gift" . I said thanks to them but since I will use the laptop for professional use like programming I don't think I will need such device. Well, this is really what I should have said to them , I just accepted their "gift" to not sound unpolite. Do you think that if I receive a M4600 machine with a webcam I can just disable it at hardware level? thanks in advance.
     
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    afhstingray Notebook Prophet

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    simple, just remove the screen bezel, unplug the camera module, and put the bezel back.
     
    afhstingray, Sep 22, 2011
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    Not worth it just don't use it. Its not going to hinder your performance any.
     
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    by the sound of it the OP is a bit paranoid :p i have a few friends who are like that and i disconnected their webcams for them. only problem is, on some models, and i think the M4600 is one of them....the microphone is part of the webcam module. so you'll have to use and ext mic if you need voice
     
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    Just stick some electrical tape over the module.
     
    Star Forge, Sep 22, 2011
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    You can also disable the webcam in the BIOS.
     
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