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    Stealth mode button not working

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Munkeynz, Apr 2, 2010.

  1. Munkeynz

    Munkeynz Notebook Guru

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    Hey forum, I'm having trouble changing back from stealth mode.
    the button isn't working. It might be a problem with OSD as the popups that usually come up when volume is adjusted etc do not show.
    ideas??
    is there an alternate way to turn it on/off?
     
    Munkeynz, Apr 2, 2010
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  2. inap

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    try to turn off
    unplug
    take out battery
    press power button for 20 sec
    put back and power up

    that should gave you your touch buttons back.
     
    inap, Apr 2, 2010
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  3. HarryTheFish

    HarryTheFish Notebook Evangelist

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    You can actually see whether it's on or not. Choose a bright colour - red or green - and press the button. If the light is less bright than the other media buttons is off, if it's the same, it's still on. I know this doesn't fix the problem, but it gives you a way of checking if it actually works or not.
     
    HarryTheFish, Apr 2, 2010
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  4. Wattos

    Wattos Notebook Deity

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    or you can use my stealth mode indicator (see sig) to see whether you are in styealth mode or not. Also, you can enable/disable it via the indicator
     
    Wattos, Apr 5, 2010
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  5. Shazzbozz

    Shazzbozz Notebook Consultant

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    I had the same issue back when I got mine, and it turned out the osd.exe wasn't running on startup, so obviously none of the functions would work. Once I added it to startup it's worked flawlessly ever since.
     
    Shazzbozz, Apr 5, 2010
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