Talk:IDrive
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Looks like BMW's PR department has paid wiki a visit. Htra0497 13:00 4 June 2006 (AET)
True. As the stuff about "BMW leadership" is obviously highly biased material, I'm removing it for now. -- Pelle-Gnillot 02:34, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
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Where it says 'This can easily be seen when the system reboots or restarts after a (software) crash displaying a "Windows CE" logo. [1]' I assume this was only true for earlier implementations as I have not seen this on any of the current 2007 model year BMWs that I have had access to. When the system reboots there is no MS logo, just the standard BMW logo that is also displayed when the system wakes up from sleep state (normal state when car is at rest).
Additionally, I am not certain where the information would best fit (maybe a new section?) but a helpful tidbit is how to force a reboot of iDrive. This is done by simultaneously holding down the Audio Mute/Unmute button (press volume control knob), CD Eject button, and DVD Eject button for a few seconds. This has worked on all of the iDrive equipped BMWs I have seen recently. While this shouldn't be needed for regular daily use, it sure does come in handy when iDrive freezes and you want to get back in business right away instead of waiting for the system to auto reboot itself, which I have seen take more than the duration of a 30 minute commute. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.160.140.151 (talk) 20:59, 7 October 2007 (UTC)