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Hi Jim,
There is one thing to check first: are you sure there is a Infrared port at the back of your PC? I don't know your mobo, I know some mobo do have Infrared capability but do not have the the port connector, you will have to get a connector first in order to make Infrared work. eg. My mobo has USB capability but does not ship with USB port connector, so I can't use any USB devices unless I install a 10 pin connector first.
Another issue is that Infrared signal cannot overcome object, if there is any thing between your PC and printer or they are not in a position of straight line (infrared usually work in 30 degree area or less).
Jun Qian
Jim Cook wrote:
> Hello,
> I need a lesson on using the infrared capabilities of a computer. The motherboard I am using is a Shuttle 637P. The board does have infrared capabilities. But I don't know what I am doing and my supplier of the board does not either. The Shuttle web site was no help either. Here is what I have done.
> I have gone into the BIOS and enabled the infrared. The web site said COM2 can be configured for infrared communicatio. I did that. When I restarted the computer, Windows 98 found the infrared port and installed the software for it. I get a small icon on the taskbar telling me it is looking for an infrared device. I have a HP laser printer that supports infrared communication. The printer is set up correctly. The LPT port is set for LPT 3 which is the infrared port. The printer is located about 10 feet away. Everything is working fine but the computer does not see the printer.
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