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TrackPoint Keyboard
User's Guide
OPTIONS
by IBM
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Note: If you are using this product in the United States, Canada, or Puerto Rico, be sure to read the information under Appendix B, “Product Warranty and Notices” on page 2-3 before using this information and the product it supports. For all other countries, the warranty terms and conditions applicable in the country of purchase are available from IBM or your reseller. First Edition (July 1998) The following paragraph does not apply to the United Kingdom or any country where such provisions are
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Contents Product Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv About This Book ........................ iv Part 1: Installation Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Uninstalling the Device Driver for Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11 Connecting the Keyboard to a Desktop Personal Com
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Part 2: Appendixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 Appendix A. Help and Service Information ......... 2-1 Step 1. Problem Solving .................... 2-1 Step 2. Preparing for the Call ................. 2-2 Step 3. Placing the Call to IBM ................ 2-2 Appendix B. Product Warranty and Notices ........ 2-3 Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6 Trademarks . . . . . . . . . .
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Product Registration About This Book Thank you for purchasing OPTIONS by IBM. Please take a few This manual contains information on the TrackPoint keyboard. The moments to register your product and provide us with information that manual is divided into the following parts: will help IBM to better serve you in the future. Your feedback is Part 1: Product description and installation, use, and maintenance valuable to us in developing products and services that are important information to you, as
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vi TrackPoint Keyboard User’s Guide
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Part 1: Installation Instructions Note: If you are attaching the TrackPoint keyboard to a ThinkPad Product Description computer that does not have a docking station or port replicator, you must purchase an IBM Keyboard/Mouse Connector cable. To order This IBM TrackPoint keyboard works with IBM and ISA-standard the Keyboard/Mouse Connector cable, call IBM PC Direct at computers that have 6-pin, mini-DIN, PS/2-style keyboard and mouse 1-800-PC-DIRECT, or contact your local computer store. connec
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If you are connecting the keyboard to a desktop personal computer, continue with “Connecting the Keyboard to a Desktop Personal Computer.” If you are connecting the keyboard to a ThinkPad computer, go to “Connecting the Keyboard to an IBM ThinkPad Computer” on page 1-4. Connecting the Keyboard to a Desktop Personal Computer Note: The keyboard is not designed or supported for the following connections: 1. Connection of the keyboard to more than one computer. 2. Connection of the keyboard to any p
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4. Insert the connector with the keyboard symbol into the computer keyboard port 1 . 5. Insert the connector with the mouse symbol into the computer mouse port 2 . 6. Turn on your computer and attached peripherals. Note: If you are not sure of the keyboard or mouse ports, refer to your computer documentation. Part 1: Installation Instructions 1-3
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3. Look at the two connectors at the end of the keyboard cable. Connecting the Keyboard to an IBM One connector shows a symbol of a keyboard 1 and one shows a symbol of a mouse 2 . ThinkPad Computer Note: Completely turn off your ThinkPad notebook computer before connecting or disconnecting the keyboard. If the ThinkPad notebook computer is suspended when you connect or disconnect the keyboard, your system might not install the correct TrackPoint device driver when the system returns to full pow
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4. Insert the connector with the keyboard symbol into the computer keyboard port 1 . 5. Insert the connector with the mouse symbol into the computer mouse port 2 . 6. Turn on your computer and attached peripherals. Note: If you are not sure of the keyboard or mouse ports, refer to your computer documentation. Part 1: Installation Instructions 1-5
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Connecting the Keyboard to the Single Port If your ThinkPad does not have a docking station or port replicator, you must purchase an IBM Keyboard/Mouse Connector cable so that you can attach the keyboard to the single port on your ThinkPad. Then, connect your keyboard using the following steps: 1. Turn off your computer and all attached devices. 2. Disconnect any keyboard or mouse now attached to the computer. 3. Attach the single connector end 1 of the Keyboard/Mouse Connector cable to the Thin
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When to Disable the ThinkPad Onboard Pointing Connecting a Mouse to the Keyboard Device Use the Option Diskette to install the device driver even if the TrackPoint pointing device is included in your ThinkPad computer. After you install the TrackPoint device driver on a ThinkPad notebook computer, the TrackPoint onboard pointing device on your ThinkPad will be automatically disabled each time you start your computer with the keyboard connected. However, on a ThinkPad 600 or follow-on, or a Think
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12. Place a check in the Display a list of all drivers in a specific Installing TrackPoint Software location checkbox. 13. Click on Next. Installation instructions are provided below for the TrackPoint device 14. Click on Have Disk.... drivers for Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0, OS/2 Version 15. Click on OK. 4, DOS, Windows 3.1, and OS/2 Version 3. 16. Click on IBM PS/2 TrackPoint in the displayed list. 17. Click on Next. Installing the Device Driver for Windows 98 18. If the Update Driv
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6. Click on the General tab at the top of the Mouse Properties To install the device driver for OS/2 Version 4: window. 1. Start OS/2. 7. Click on the Change button. 2. Insert the Option Diskette into the diskette drive. 8. Click on the Have Disk... button. 3. Double-click on the OS/2 System icon on the desktop. 9. Click on the OK button. 4. Double-click on the Command Prompts icon. 10. Click on IBM PS/2 TrackPoint in the displayed list. 5. Double-click on the OS/2 Window icon. 11. Click on the
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Activating the DOS Mode Device Driver Installing the Device Driver for DOS, Windows 3.1 or OS/2 Version 3 To activate the DOS TrackPoint device driver: 1. Start the computer. Important: If you are using DOS Version 5.02 or later, Windows 2. Type MOUSE and press Enter. This command activates the 3.1, or IBM OS/2 Version 3, you do not need the Option Diskette. MOUSE.COM program. The mouse device driver is included in the operating system, but must be activated to use the TrackPoint pointing device
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15. Restart your computer so the new settings take effect. Uninstalling the TrackPoint Device To uninstall the TrackPoint application for Windows 98: Driver 1. On the Taskbar, click on the Start button. 2. Select Settings, Control Panel. If you want to remove the keyboard to use a different pointing device, you must uninstall the TrackPoint device driver and disconnect the 3. Double-click on the Add/Remove Programs icon. Then choose IBM TrackPoint Keyboard Support from the displayed list and Tra
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To uninstall the TrackPoint application for Windows 95 or Windows 7. Follow the instructions on the screen. NT 4.0: 8. Place a check in the Delete the installed product and re-install checkbox in the Installation Options window, and click on 1. On the Taskbar, click on the Start button. Continue. 2. Select Settings, Control Panel. 9. Select TrackPoint Support and click on Delete. 3. Double-click on the Add/Remove Programs icon. Then choose 10. Restart your computer to activate the changes. IBM T
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To disconnect your keyboard from a desktop personal computer, turn To disconnect the keyboard from a ThinkPad notebook computer, turn off your computer and all attached devices, and remove the keyboard off your computer and all attached devices, and remove the keyboard cable from the computer keyboard and mouse ports. cable, or the Keyboard/Mouse Connector cable, from the ThinkPad port. Part 1: Installation Instructions 1-13
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TrackPoint Keyboard Features Using the TrackPoint Keyboard The TrackPoint keyboard has four main features: 1. A stick 1 near the center of the keyboard. 2. Two buttons 2 at the bottom of the keyboard. The button on the left side is equivalent to a left mouse button. The button on the right side is equivalent to a right mouse button. 3. Press-to-Select, if enabled, allows you to select an object by pressing down on top of the TrackPoint stick rather than using a left or right mouse button. 1-14
