Touch pad – Dell Inspiron 2000 User Manual

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2. Gently remove the card.

To protect the PC Card slot, install a blank if you are not going to use the slot.

Configuring PC Cards

The PC Card configuration utility performs the following functions:

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Notifies you whenever a PC Card is inserted and tells you how the card is configured

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Automatically loads the proper device driver if it is available on the hard-disk drive

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If drivers are not available on the hard-disk drive, prompts you to install them by using the device driver diskette that came with the card

The operating system automatically detects a PC Card and opens the Add New Hardware menu from the Control Panel. For information, see
the PC Card operating system documentation.

Touch Pad

The touch pad (see

Figure 5

) detects the position of your finger over a touch-sensitive area and provides the computer full mouse functionality. The

touch pad

’s two buttons correspond to the left and right buttons on a standard mouse. For information on cleaning the touch pad, see "

Cleaning the

Display and Touch Pad

."

Figure 5. Touch Pad

To best use the touch pad, follow these techniques:

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To move the cursor, lightly slide your finger over the smooth sensor area.

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To select an object, gently tap once on the surface of the touch pad.

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To select and move (or drag) an object, position the cursor on the object and tap down-up-down on the touch pad. On the second down
motion, leave your finger on the touch pad and move the selected object by sliding your finger across the surface.

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To double-click an object, position the cursor on the object and then tap twice.

Customizing the Touch Pad

To customize the touch pad, perform the following steps:

1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.

2. Double-click the Mouse icon to open the Mouse Properties window and click the Touch tab.

3. Select the settings that work best for you and click Apply.

4. Check the Button Configuration, Pointers, Motion, Touch, Edge Motion, Scrolling, Button Actions and More Features tabs and

make any desired changes to those settings.

5. Click OK to save the settings and close the window.

NOTES: When enabled, the touch pad uses interrupt request (IRQ) 12. No other device can use IRQ12 while the touch pad is
enabled.

When you attach an external Personal System (PS)/2 mouse to the computer, the touch pad is automatically disabled.

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