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Note: The TouchPad works best with a medium to slow setting.
Problem
: The point indicator on the display disappears when I move it quickly across the screen.
Actions
:
• Does the mouse move faster than you are used to? You can adjust the pointing devic
e
’s speed (see
pointing device problem above).
• Move the pointing device more slowly across the screen. Rapid pointer movement can cause the
pointer to sometimes disappear when the WinBook XP5 Pro is using resources to save a file or print a
document. [XP5 Pro 7.4] Usually the pointe r
’s characteristics will return to normal after the WinBook
XP5 Pro finishes tasks that consume its resources.
• Adjust the mouse cursor size or add trails. This can be done by clicking on th
e
Mouse
icon in the
Control Panel
(
Start/Settings/Control Panel
) and adjusting the settings as indicated in the dialogue
box that comes up.
Problem
: TouchPad performs erratically.
Actions
:
• The touch pad may perform erratically if your fingers have excess moisture or perspiration. Try
drying your hands and wiping clean 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.
Ports
Problem
: The device that I plugged into the serial port is not working.
Actions
:
• Check the Advanced Menu of the Setup Program (under the Integrated Peripherals su
b
-menu) to be
sure that the port is enabled. If the port is not enabled, the WinBook XP5 Pro will not communicate
with external devices connected to the port.
• Check the Advanced Menu of the Setup Program (under the Integrated Peripherals su
b
-menu) to be
sure that the port has been set to the default value (COM1). If it is set to another value and you have
not made this change to avoid conflict with another device, set the serial port COM1.[XP5 Pro 7.5]
• Your cable may be broken or you may have the wrong kind of cable. If so, the WinBook XP5 Pro
