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    What is the function of the Infra-Red Port on SXPS 16?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by funkmasterta, Oct 13, 2010.

  1. funkmasterta

    funkmasterta Notebook Evangelist

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    It's for the remote. No additional software required.
     
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    Only requirement for software is that you must install the Dell ITE/RF sensor driver to get the proper registry keys. It should come pre-installed on new systems, but on clean installs, some people make the mistake of using the newer driver from Windows Update but it doesn't support the MCE/Travel Remotes properly until after the Dell driver has been installed. You can also manually find the file InstallRegistry.reg in the Dell ITE driver package and install that over-top the WU driver if you run into problems with the remote commands not being recognized.

    noticed you were shopping eBay, for reference the remote can be bought brand-new from Dell for $25.99: DELL Travel Remote Control for Dell Studio XPS 13 Laptop : Software | Dell

    It's incorrectly attributed to the XPS 13, it's actually the same one they send out and sometimes include with other systems, and works fine with the XPS 16.
     
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    New on Ebay for $6 is a good deal. You could also program a harmony remote (I love my harmony remote, though it doesn't fit into the expresscard slot, lol) to work with the laptop, it's just a standard media center remote.
     
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    I use my spare M1530 media remote :D
     
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    Thanks for the info! I searched Dell's site for the driver but none of the drivers worked?

    dell ite windows 7 - Dell - Search - Small & Medium Business

    Running Win7 Ult x64 :D

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    I found one that works!

    http://support.us.dell.com/support/...dateid=-1&formatid=-1&source=-1&fileid=247804

    Running Win7 Ult x64
     
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    I didn't need to install any drivers to get mine to work... just the IR one... I think I found it in the 1645 driver thread.
     
    jmkiang, Oct 15, 2010
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