InfraRed (Wireless Link) problem

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Jim Pletcher · #1 Post by **Jim Pletcher** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 2:34 pm

I have two ThinkPads (T40 & T42) - configured as identically as possible.
On the T42, the infrared works flawlessly.
On the T40, nothing even happens when I double click the Wireless Link icon in the Control Panel.

Anyone have any ideas?

eigh · #2 Post by **eigh** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 3:14 pm

i cant help you, but ive seen this infared port on other laptops and never seen one in use. what can you use it for (since computer wireless communication is mainly an 802.11 variation)?

beerak · #3 Post by **beerak** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 3:17 pm

eigh wrote:i cant help you, but ive seen this infared port on other laptops and never seen one in use. what can you use it for (since computer wireless communication is mainly an 802.11 variation)?

huh, infrared can be used for connection with your PDA or cellular phone. I use it for both, because my phone has not bluetooth.

Jim Pletcher · #4 Post by **Jim Pletcher** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 3:29 pm

I use InfraRed primarily to synchronize my PDA, occasionally to print, and rarely, to transfer files to another laptop.

#5 Post by **GomJabbar** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 6:58 pm

Jim Pletcher wrote:I have two ThinkPads (T40 & T42) - configured as identically as possible.
On the T42, the infrared works flawlessly.
On the T40, nothing even happens when I double click the Wireless Link icon in the Control Panel.

Anyone have any ideas?

Go to Start > Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager and see if there are any red X's, or yellow !'s on Infrared Devices.

Jim Pletcher · #6 Post by **Jim Pletcher** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:06 pm

Thanks for the input, but I did that before I posted.
Infrared is enabled in BIOS, ThinkPad Configuration, & Device Manager.
There are no conflicts (showing).

#7 Post by **GomJabbar** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:48 pm

You could uninstall the Infrared Device by right clicking on it in Device Manager. Then reboot. Windows should reinstall the device driver automatically. I had to do this to repair an IDE driver issue with my DVD reader not using DMA mode once.

If you still have a problem, disable the internal modem, and reboot.

If that doesn't work, make sure you are using the latest BIOS update, and the latest chipset drivers.

You can run PC doctor, to see if it comes up with anything. See link below for the device driver matrix for your T40.

http://www-3.ibm.com/pc/support/site.ws ... MIGR-46258

Jim Pletcher · #8 Post by **Jim Pletcher** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 7:35 am

Your first recommendation is something I should have thought of myself.

Worse than that (for my ego) it solved the problem immediately!

Thank you, thank you, and thank you for reminding me that I can do things myself - if I just try!

#9 Post by **GomJabbar** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:23 am

I glad you're IR's up and running again.

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