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how do I activate the Infrared Port

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by freejazz

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I want to connect my mobile phone (Motorola Timeport) to my PC (Windows 98 SE) using the Infrared port. I have Software manufactured by Starfish called Truesync. I am Not sure if I also need a data cable to connect to the serial COM Port. In any case there is no Inrared Icon in the Control Panel as I am led to believe there is meant to be. So how do I activate the Port and where would the actual Infrared connection be located on the PC?

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by dmiles

Boot computer and when the starup screen shows,press the key to enter Setup
Navigate to Advanced menu,check the configuration menu to locate the I/R port,highlight and press enter,and select enable
If you ahve the motherboard manual it would detail the panel to make the change

by freejazz

I have since found out that this procedure was indeed correct for a laptop by I stated that I had a PC so technically speaking It was wide of the mark.

by freejazz

I gave all the necessary details in the question posted which clearly stated I had a PC and not a laptop.

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