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    Camera and touch keys off? How to turn on...

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Shuya, Jul 28, 2009.

  1. Shuya

    Shuya Notebook Evangelist

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    Firstly, I apologise if these questions have been asked before but I'm rather tired and was hoping for a quick reply. Firstly, my M17x's integrated camera has decided not to work. Have I somehow turned it off? If so, how do I turn it back on? When I shut down earlier, it worked but as I booted this time, facial recognition was not working and I had to enter my password.

    Second question, touch keys on the top right aren't lit up and are not working. How do I turn them back on?


    Thanks for any help.
     
    Shuya, Jul 28, 2009
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  2. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    FN + f9 for the webcam
     
    The_Moo™, Jul 28, 2009
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  3. Shuya

    Shuya Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah, I thought I'd hit the jackpot when I tried that but nope. Doesn't work. The laptop has been resting on my desk too, so I don't understand how it could have been damaged, if it is. Going to bed now, hopefully there's a fix by the morning or maybe it'll just fix itself. Thanks for trying, Moo. =)

    EDIT: Seemed to fix itself when I booted in the morning. No idea what happened but hopefully it's not my laptop being broken and just something I touched last time.
     
    Shuya, Jul 28, 2009
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  4. cookinwitdiesel

    cookinwitdiesel Retired Bencher

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    Ya when I have something acting up for no reason I will usually try a couple reboots - I would say that 90% of the time this fixes it

    Glad to hear that you got it working!
     
    cookinwitdiesel, Jul 30, 2009
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