Specifications
4-12 Connecting a Keyboard or Mouse
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Connecting a Keyboard or Mouse
If you wish to use a full size desktop keyboard or external PS/2 mouse with your
notebook, follow the instructions below.
1. Be sure that the notebook is turned off.
2. Locate the PS/2 keyboard/mouse port on the rear of the notebook.
3. Attach the PS/2 cable from your mouse or keyboard cable to the PS/2
keyboard/mouse port, as illustrated below.
Figure 4-9. Connecting an External Keyboard or PS/2 Mouse
4. Power on any other peripheral devices you may have connected to the
notebook, and then turn on the notebook.
Never connect or disconnect PS/2 devices to the PS/2 keyboard/mouse
port when the notebook is powered on. This may cause the notebook to
malfunction.
GlidePoint Control
When connecting a mouse to your notebook, disable the GlidePoint. When
disconnecting, enable back the GlidePoint.
1.
From the Start menu, select Programs - SHARP Applications - GlidePoint
Control.
2.
Select Disables or Enables GlidePoint.
3.
Click OK.
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Make sure the mouse is enabled before disabling the GlidePoint. If the
mouse is not enabled, the cursor does not move when you move the
mouse.
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If the system enters the suspend mode while the GlidePoint is disabled,
the GlidePoint becomes enabled after resuming from the suspend
mode.
PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector