troubleshooting your workstation solving hardware problems

Table 2-2

Your Workstation Has a Hardware Problem

 

 

 

 

The mouse doesn’t work.

 

 

 

 

 

Make sure...

How

 

 

 

 

The mouse cable is correctly

1. Switch off the workstation

 

connected.

(not necessary with a USB

 

 

mouse).

 

 

2. Plug the cable into the correct

 

 

connector on the back of the

 

 

workstation (color coding is

 

 

used for easy matching).

 

 

3. Switch on the workstation.

 

 

 

 

You are using the correct driver. If

Download the latest driver from

 

you are using HP’s enhanced

HP’s Web at:

 

mouse, ensure that the correct

www.hp.com/go/workstationsupport

 

driver is installed. This driver is

 

 

 

provided with all Windows 2000

 

 

preloaded systems.

 

 

 

 

 

You are using the latest BIOS

Download the latest BIOS from

 

 

HP’s Web at:

 

 

www.hp.com/go/workstationsupport

 

 

 

 

The mouse is clean.

Clean the mouse ball as shown

 

 

below.

 

 

 

 

The mouse itself is not defective.

Replace the mouse with unit that

 

 

is known to work or try the

 

 

mouse with another workstation.

 

 

 

 

If the workstation starts but you still have a problem, run HP

 

e-Diagtools (refer to page 50).

 

 

 

 

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HP X1100 manual Mouse doesn’t work

X1100 specifications

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