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January 21st, 2006 19:00

How do i activate dell media direct?

hi guys my computer which is an inspiron 630m has this button calle dell media direct. whenever i press it it says teh software not installed can u guys say where i can get this software. Additionally do dell computers all come with a built in mircrophone? mine is not working and all teh properties are working can u tell me wht to do?
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    bacillus

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    Posted January 22nd, 2006 08:00

    not all dell laptops come with an inbuilt mic.
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    Jim Coates

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    Posted January 22nd, 2006 12:00

    Go to your downloads page

    http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/devices.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&SystemID=XPS_M140&os=WW1&osl=EN

    and look under 'applications'. There are some things there relating to Media Direct ... don't know if they are what you need or not.

    None of the newer Inspirons have a mic, but since yours is an 'xps/inspiron' not sure but I doubt it has one.

    Jim
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    Posted January 23rd, 2006 12:00

    If you did not rec the CD with the system, you need to contact Portable Chat Support or 800-624-9896 and request the DELL Media Direct CD .
    Once you get the CD, there are two options:  REPAIR or REINSTALL Media Direct
     

    To repair the MediaDirect function on your hard drive perform the following steps

    1. Place the MediaDirect (or PRCD) into the CD drive and restart your computer.
      The message Do you want to update your hard drive to restore the MediaDirect function on your computer? appears.

      NOTENOTE:If this is the PRCD press the and <^> keys on the keyboard.
      A command prompt will appear. Type: MD2 /Restore and then press the key.
    2. Press the key and then press .
      The message Updating appears and then the message Finished appears.
    3. Remove the CD from the drive and power the computer off by holding the power button for 10 seconds.
    4. You can now use the MediaDirect button on your computer to launch the program.

    If this does not fix it, we could try reinstalling it using the CD .....

    Portable Chat support will assist you to a certain extent ; Let us know how it turns out ....

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    Posted January 23rd, 2006 18:00

    To answer the second part of the question, the 630 M does not have an internal Microphone !

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