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What is this symbol?

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by xbonez, Aug 24, 2011.

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  1. xbonez

    xbonez Notebook Enthusiast

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    There is a button on my Dell Latitude E6410 that looks like my terrible drawing below and also an empty port inside the laptop with the same logo. What is it for?

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    xbonez, Aug 24, 2011
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    its for latitude ON. you need to buy an optional card to use it. its a small board, with memory, and ARM processor and a linux OS. if you boot from that you get like 20 hours of battery life surfing the net and checking email on the customised linux on it.
     
    afhstingray, Aug 24, 2011
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    It's the Latitude ON feature, a pre-boot Linux environment that allows you to access basic files, etc.

    EDIT: Oh, beat to the punch :p
     
    MidnightSun, Aug 24, 2011
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    Ah, gotcha! Thanks. I'll read up more about it now that I know what it is.

    PS - thanks for the youtube vid, MidnightSun.
     
    xbonez, Aug 24, 2011
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    Just wondering - could you use the mini-PCIe slot for something else?
     
    Pylon757, Aug 25, 2011
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