How do i check to see if there is an infrared port on my Dell laptop?

[Nab]

I was wondering how I can check and see if there is an infrared port on my Latitude D600 Dell laptop.

-nab

 

[otispunkmeyer]

should be a small piece of shiney black plastic some where.....same as u get on then end of your remotes.....or it mite be as part of an expansion card (forget what they are called PCMIA or something)

 

[Nab]

Is this it?

http://luckybum.com/dell.GIF

if so, how do i go about finding the correct drivers and installing it?

 

[imported_Phil]

Yeah, that looks like it. Put your Dell Service Tag into their website and it should have drivers for it, unless they come with Windows

 

[AT]

Also check from your laptop Bios that it is actually enabled. Often Dells come wth infrared disabled.

 

[Nab]

Originally posted by: AT
Also check from your laptop Bios that it is actually enabled. Often Dells come wth infrared disabled.

I checked in BIOS (F2=setup) and it is disabled, but when i change the disabled it gives me com1 com2 com3 and com4. How do i know which one my infrared port is?

 

[Nab]

i got my infrared port working now, but how do i transfer data out of it? do i need a special program or something?

 

[Nab]

i got it working!! thanks everyone for their help