Gateway TM 5150 - Manual (Page 42)

40 Using Your Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebook
Using the IR port
The IR (infrared) port built into your notebook uses infrared technology to
send and receive signals between the notebook and a remote device also
equipped with an IR port.
If your notebook shipped with the IR port enabled and if you do not use the
IR port and need to make more resources (IRQs) available for other
devices, then use the following steps to disable the IR port.
1. Remove any PC Cards from the PC Card slots.
2. Click Start , Settings, then Control Panel . The Control Panel window
opens.
3. Double-click the System icon. The System Properties dialog box opens.
4. Click the Device Manager tab.
5. Click + next to Infrared. Built-in Infrared port on laptop or desktop appears
in the list.
6. Double-click Built-in Infrared port on laptop or desktop . The Built-in Infrared
port on laptop or desktop Properties dialog box opens.
7. Click to select the Disable in this hardware profile checkbox.
8. Click OK .
9. Click OK on the Device Manager tab.
10. Double-click the Infrared icon in the Control Panel window. The
Infrared Monitor dialog box opens.
11. Click the Options tab.
12. Clear the check box beside Enable infrared communication on: COM2.
13. Click OK .
To disable the IR port