English Manual
LINDY KVM Extender C5 Pro Installation and Use
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5.6 Hot plugging and mouse restoration
It is strongly recommended that you switch off the computer system before attempting to connect it via the
Extender C5 modules. However, if this is not possible then you need to ‘hot plug’ the Extender C5 modules
while power is still applied to the system. There is not normally a danger of damage to the system, however,
when mouse communications are interrupted, often they fail to reinitialise when reconnected. Extender C5
modules provide a feature to reinstate mouse communications once the necessary connections have been
made.
There are two main types of data formats used by current PC mice; these are the older ‘PS/2’ format and the
more recent ‘IntelliMouse’ format introduced by Microsoft. These use slightly different data arrangements and it
is important to know which type was being used before you hot-plugged the Extender C5 modules. The previous
setting depends both on the type of mouse and the type of driver as various combinations of PS/2 and
IntelliMouse are possible. Using the incorrect restore function may produce unpredictable results and require the
system to be rebooted.
Which restore setting do I use?
The general rule is that unless both the mouse and the driver are both IntelliMouse compatible then
you need to restore the mouse as ‘PS/2’.
Recognising an IntelliMouse style mouse
The IntelliMouse format was introduced to support, among other features, the scroll wheel function.
If your mouse has a scroll wheel, then it is likely to support the IntelliMouse format. If you have a
Microsoft mouse, then it will usually state that it is an IntelliMouse on its underside label.
Recognising an IntelliMouse driver
Before hot plugging your Extender C5 (or afterwards using only keyboard control), access the
Windows Control Panel and select either the Mouse option (on Windows NT, 2000 and XP) or the
System
option (on Windows 95, 98, ME). Look for the name of the driver, which will usually include
the words PS/2 or IntelliMouse.
