Acer TravelMate 7000 Laptop User Manual


 
Options 4-5
4.4 External Pointing Device
This notebook accepts either a serial mouse or PS/2-compatible mouse or
similar pointing device.
Connecting an External Pointing Device
Plug a serial mouse into the serial port ( ) on the rear panel; plug a
PS/2-compatible mouse into the PS/2 port (
) on the rear panel.
To enable a serial mouse, you need to use the Add New
Hardware tool in the Windows 95 Control Panel to detect and
install the necessary drivers.
If you connect an external PS/2 mouse to the notebook, press
-| to enter suspend-to-memory mode. Then press any key
to return to enable the external mouse. Installing an external
PS/2 mouse disables the built-in touchpad.
(a) Serial Mouse
(b) PS/2 Mouse
Figure 4-4 Connecting an External Pointing Device