Troubleshooting
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3
Turn on the Tablet-PC.
4
At the Windows
desktop, use the touch pad to move the cursor around, select an icon,
and open it.
If the touch pad operates correctly, the mouse may be defective.
C
H E C K
T H E
S YS T E M
SE T U P
P RO G R A M
SE T T I NG S
—
Verify that the system setup
program lists the correct device for the pointing device option. (The Tablet-PC
automatically recognizes a USB mouse without making any setting adjustments.) For
more information on using the system setup program, see "Using the System Setup
Program" on page 141.
T
ES T
T H E
MO U SE
CON T R O LL ER
—
To test the mouse controller (which affects
pointer movement) and the operation of the touch pad or mouse buttons, run the
Mouse test in the
Poin
t
ing Devices
test group in the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell
Diagnostics" on page 121).
R
E I N S T A L L
T H E
T O U C H
P A D
D R I V E R
—
See "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on
page 146.
Troubleshooting Stylus and Touch Problems
If you encounter a problem while using the pen or when touching the screen,
the
Tablet Settings
window (i.e.,
Properties
) and certain Windows
Control Panel
screens are useful to resolve the problem.
Diagnostics
I
N I T I A L I ZE
D I G I T I Z E R
—
In the system
Control Panel
, open the
N-trig Tablet
Settings
icon and click the
Restore defaults
button to set the Tablet-PC pen
and touch features to the factory default configuration.
E
XE C U T E
D I G I T I Z E R
S E L F
-
T E ST
D I A G NO S T I CS
—
In the system
Control Panel
, open
the
N-trig Tablet Settings
icon and click the
Trouble Shooting
button to
execute a diagnostic self test. This test verifies that the digitizer hardware is fully
functional. During the test, the pop-up window provides instruction to the user and
reports the test result. If the test result produces a diagnostic code,
contact Dell (see
"Contacting Dell" on page 26).
E
I T H E R
T
O U C H
O R
P
E N
M O D E
N O T
F U N CT I O N I N G
—
on the system
Control Panel
,
open the
N-trig Tablet Settings
icon. Select the preferred mode of operation to enable
Touch, Pen, Dual, or Auto (Windows Vista only).
Touch Not Functioning
V
E R I F Y
T O U CH
I N P U T
I S
E N A B L E D
—
In the system
Control Panel
open the
Pen
and Input Devices
icon. On the
Touch
screen, ensure that the option
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