Pointing Device Not Detected When Connected to Sharp Laptop (180666)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft IntelliMouse 1.0
  • Microsoft Home Mouse
  • Microsoft EasyBall
  • Microsoft Mouse 1.0
  • Microsoft Mouse 2.0
  • Microsoft IntelliMouse TrackBall

This article was previously published under Q180666

SYMPTOMS

When you connect one of the Microsoft pointing devices listed above to the serial port on a Sharp SVGA Multimedia PC9000 laptop computer, the pointing device may not be detected.

RESOLUTION

If your pointing device is PS/2 (mouse) port compatible, you can work around this issue by connecting the pointing device to the PS/2 port on the computer. To determine if your pointing device is PS/2 port compatible, check the label on the bottom of the pointing device or read the documentation included with the device.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/17/2005
Keywords:kbHardware kbprb KB180666