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ThinkPadpointingdeviceproblems

•Problem:Thepointerdriftswhenthecomputeristurnedonorafteritresumesnormaloperation.

Solution:ThepointermightdriftwhenyouarenotusingtheTrackPointpointingdeviceduringnormal

operation.ThisisanormalcharacteristicoftheTrackPointpointingdeviceandisnotadefect.Pointer

driftingmightoccurforseveralsecondsunderthefollowingconditions:

–Whenthecomputeristurnedon

–Whenthecomputerresumesnormaloperation

–WhentheTrackPointpointingdeviceiskeptpressedforalongtime

–Whenthetemperaturechanges

•Problem:TheTrackPointpointingdeviceortrackpaddoesnotwork.

Solution:EnsurethattheTrackPointpointingdeviceortrackpadisenabledintheMouseProperties

window.Formoreinformation,see“CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage23.

Keyboardproblems

•Problem:Allorsomekeysonthekeyboarddonotwork.

Solution:Ifanexternalnumerickeypadisconnected:

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.Removetheexternalnumerickeypad.

3.Turnonthecomputerandtryusingthekeyboardagain.

Ifthekeyboardproblemisresolved,carefullyreconnecttheexternalnumerickeypad.

Iftheproblempersists,ensurethatthecorrectdevicedriverisinstalledbydoingthefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,andthenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsor

Smallicons.

2.ClickKeyboard.

3.SelecttheHardwaretab.IntheDevicePropertiespane,makesurethatyouseethismessage:

DeviceStatus:Thisdeviceisworkingproperly.

Ifkeysonthekeyboardstilldonotwork,havethecomputerserviced.

•Problem:Allorsomekeysontheexternalnumerickeypaddonotwork.

Solution:Ensurethattheexternalnumerickeypadiscorrectlyconnectedtothecomputer.

•Problem:Thekeysonthetoprowofthenumerickeypadmightnotfunctionthesameastheicon

printedoneachkey.

Solution:Dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,andthenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsor

Smallicons.

2.ClickKeyboard.IntheKeyboardPropertieswindow,clicktheFnandfunctionkeystab.

Note:IftheFnandfunctionkeystabisnotdisplayed,connectyourcomputertotheInternet.Then

downloadandinstalltheThinkPadHotkeyFeaturesprogramfromtheLenovoSupportWebsite.For

moreinformation,see“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage64

3.IntheHowtouseFnkeycombinationssection,selectyourpreferredoption.

4.IfyouselectFnstickymethod,pressFntoresettheFnstickystatus.

5.Trytopresskeysonthetoprowofthenumerickeypadagaintocheckiftheproblemisresolved.

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