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| Thread ID: 40050 | 2003-11-26 07:56:00 | Laptop + immobile mousepointer=frustration | tbacon_nz (865) | Press F1 |
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| 194865 | 2003-11-26 07:56:00 | When my IBM Thinkpad A21E + WIN98SE + MS PS2 mouse wakens from sleep the machine no longer responds to the mouse or the trackpoint. The only fix seems to be rebooting, which is a royal PITA. I can't find any references after a trawl through the help sites - any one got any suggestions? TIA |
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| 194866 | 2003-11-26 20:02:00 | Hi there - my experience is that W98 power management is less than perfect. Sleep / hibernate issues are tough to solve, and the hardware / software vendors probably see buying their latest products as the best answer. Could look at upgrading the laptop's BIOS, getting latest W98 updates, etc. This will be a lot of hassle, for only a small (5%??) chance of improvement. One pragmatic approach is to try a USB mouse - I guess your laptop will have a USB port, and this might cope better than PS2. Regards, Martnz |
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| 194867 | 2003-11-26 22:55:00 | I'm pretty sure my BIOS and OS are up to date, and I agree with you about the return likely for the effort involved. Maybe I'll try a USB mouse and see if that makes a difference. The problem is that is doesn't happen all the time, so it is difficult to evaluate whether there is an improvement. :( | tbacon_nz (865) | ||
| 194868 | 2003-11-27 00:08:00 | It's nice when something fails properly, isn't it? The PS/2 is a problem ... Windows wants a PS/2 mouse to be there at boot time, you can't just plug it in and have it start working. :-( Looks as if USB will be the answer. | Graham L (2) | ||
| 194869 | 2003-11-28 20:07:00 | It looks like changing to a USB mouse has fixed the problem - thanks everyone. | tbacon_nz (865) | ||
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