Trackball and mouse problems – HP OmniBook 5000 Notebook PC User Manual
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If the left edge of printed output is missing
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If the printer you’re using is a 600-dpi (dots per inch) printer, try selecting a
compatible printer driver for a 300-dpi printer. For example, for a 600-dpi
HP LaserJet printer, try using the HP LaserJet IIIsi driver (300-dpi). Certain
applications may not work properly with 600-dpi printers.
Memory Problems
To find out how much memory is in your OmniBook, double-click the OmniBook Tools
icon in Program Manager (Main group), then in the window’s Control menu, choose
About. To find out how much memory is currently free, in Program Manager’s Help
menu choose About.
If a message says you’re out of memory
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Exit Windows, then type win to restart Windows. If this doesn’t fix the problem,
exit Windows and press
CTRL+ALT+DEL
to reboot.
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If you aren’t using some types of PCMCIA cards, see
“To use less memory for plug-
in cards”
for a possible suggestion.
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See the Windows Quick Start and MS-DOS Quick Start manuals for information
about controlling memory usage. Remember that memory-resident (TSR) programs
decrease available memory.
Trackball and Mouse Problems
If the trackball pointer is difficult to control
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Adjust the mouse tracking speed—in OmniBook Tools, click Input Devices, then
click Pointing Devices.
If a mouse connected to the serial port doesn’t work properly
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Check Windows Setup (in the Main program group). If Genius serial mouse on
COM1 isn’t selected, choose Change System Settings from the Options menu.
Select Genius serial mouse on COM1 from the Mouse pull-down list box, and
choose OK.
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Check the OmniBook serial port assignments—in OmniBook Tools click
Connections and COM Ports. For a serial mouse, the serial port must be assigned to
COM1.
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Check whether the serial mouse is compatible with the OmniBook—the mouse must
be compatible with the 9-pin serial Microsoft Mouse.
If the OmniBook trackball doesn’t work
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Make sure you don’t have an external mouse connected to the OmniBook.
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If you just disconnected an external mouse, you have to exit and restart Windows to
make the OmniBook trackball active again.