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Dell C610: what does this button do ?

  • 05-01-2010 05:13PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,353 ✭✭✭


    On my Dell C610, there's a (hardware) button, marked "i", just to the right of the power button, and above the scroll-lock light.
    Does anybody know what it's for? I've pressed it on several occasions, and nothing I could detect ever happened

    :(:confused:


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭samhail


    You didnt press *THAT* button did you !!! ???


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,089 ✭✭✭cpu-dude


    bonzodog2 wrote: »
    On my Dell C610, there's a (hardware) button, marked "i", just to the right of the power button, and above the scroll-lock light.
    Does anybody know what it's for? I've pressed it on several occasions, and nothing I could detect ever happened

    :(:confused:
    It's an old "Internet" button for launching Internet Explorer, probably doesn't work unless the required software is installed (which I assume is gone because your probably now have XP on the machine instead of NT or 98). Some software can let you customise these hotkeys.

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    * (1) Press this button to launch the Dell™ Solution Center, where you can find support and tools that Dell has installed on your computer.
    * (2) Press this button to launch your default Internet browser.
    * (3) Press this button to launch www.dell.com, or reprogram the button to launch a program of your choice.
    * (4) Press this button to open your default e-mail program, or reprogram the button to launch a program of your choice.

    PS: That is an old laptop, might be time for an upgrade where the I button turns on the wireless :)

    3DDBF88.jpg


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,353 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    samhail wrote: »
    You didnt press *THAT* button did you !!! ???


    Only when I'm looking for the ANY key !

    The machine is perfectly adequate for my needs, tho it would be nice to have usb2 ports built-in, I have a PCMCIA card for that
    It has a "Designed for XP" sticker on it

    Thanks for your help anyway !


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