46
Chapter 4 - How to Use Your Meridian 800
PS/2 Style Mouse
Before you can use an external mouse, you must first install its
device driver. This software enables your mouse to
communicate with the system. See your mouse documentation
for instructions how to install the mouse and mouse driver.
Your system automatically switches to a PS/2 mouse if one is
connected to the PS/2 Mouse port. You cannot use both the
embedded pointing device and the external mouse at the same
time.
Note: A PS/2 style mouse may not work correctly if you connect it after bootup. Always
turn the power off before connecting a PS/2 style mouse.
Serial Mouse
Before you can use any external mouse, you must first install its
device driver. This software enables your mouse to
communicate with the system. See your mouse documentation
to learn how to install the mouse and mouse driver.
To use a serial mouse, first disable the TruePoint pointing
device in SETUP. On the SETUP menu (Ctrl-Alt-S at the DOS
prompt) Set Pointing Device to “Disabled.”
After the TruePoint device is disabled, connect a serial mouse
to the serial port at the back of the system unit. Do not try to
connect a PS/2 style mouse to the serial port. The mouse will
use the COM1 serial port.
