64 Using the Keyboard and Touch Pad
www.dell.com | support.dell.com
Customizing the Touch PadYou can disable the touch pad or adjust their settings by using the Mouse Properties
window.
1Click the Start button, click Control Panel, and then double-click the Mouse icon.
2On the Mouse Properties window:
•Click the Device S elect tab to disable the touch pad.
•Click the Pointer tab to ad just touch pad s ettings.
3Select the desired settings and click Apply.
4Click OK to save the settin gs and close the windo w.
Touch Pad or Mouse ProblemsCHECK THE TOUCH PAD SETTINGS —
1Click the Start button, click Control Panel, and then click Printers and O ther Hardware .
2Click Mouse.
3Try adjusting the settings.
TO VERIFY THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE MOUSE, CHECK TH E TOUCH PAD —
1Shut down the computer (see "Turning Off Your Computer" on page42).
2Disconnect the mo us e .
3Tur n o n t he c om pu te r.
4At the Windows desktop, use the tou ch pad to move the cursor around, select an icon, a nd open it.
If the touch pad operates correctly, the mouse may be defecti ve.
REINSTALL THE TOUCH PAD DRIVER —See "Reinstalling Drivers and Software" on page 103.
External Keyboard ProblemsCHECK THE KEYBOARD CABLE —Shut down the computer (see "Turning Off Your Computer"
on page 42). Disconnect the keyboard cable and check it for damage.
If you are using a keyboard extension cable, disconnect it and connect the keyboard directly to the
computer.
CHECK THE EXTERNAL KEYBOARD —
1Turn off the computer, wait 1 minu te, and turn it on ag ain.
2Verify that the numbers, c apitals, and scroll l ock lights on the keyb oard blink during the boot
routine.
3Y647bk0.book Page 64 Wednesday, April 2, 2003 3:24 PM