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PROBLEM: Touchpad performs erratically.
ACTIONS:
• The touchpad may perform erratically if your fingers have excess
moisture or perspiration. Try drying your hands and cleaning the surface
of the touchpad.
• If you have a tendency to rest your wrists or the heel of your hand
below the keyboard as you type, be careful not to rest your hands on the
surface of the touchpad. Since the pad interprets a light tap as a mouse
click, resting your hand on the touchpad might result in inadvertently
sending a mouse command. You can minimize this effect by using the
touchpad controls built into your system. Double-click on the touchpad
icon on the system tray and adjust the touchpad to meet your usage. If
you need detailed information about the touchpad controls, see the
“Touchpad Controls” topic of your Help file.
Ports
PROBLEM: The device that I plugged into the serial port is not
working.
ACTIONS:
• Check the I/O Device Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu
of the Setup program to be sure that the port is set to “Auto.” If the port
is disabled, the WinBook notebook will not communicate with external
devices connected to the port.
• Check the Windows Device Manager to determine if there is a conflict.
See Chapter 2 if you are unfamiliar with how to open Device Manager.
Once in Device Manager, click on the “+” sign beside “Ports” and then
click on “Communications (COM1)”. Click on the Properties button. You
should see information about the current functioning of that port. Click
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