
•Verifythatthekeyboardcableissecurelyconnect edtothecorr ectconnectoronthecomputer.
•IfyouareusinganEnhancedPerformanceUSBk eyboardandoneormoreoftheRapidAccessbuttons
aretheonlykeysthatarenotworking,thesebuttonsmighthavebeendisabledorhavenotbeenassigned
toafunction.UsethehelpsystemintheEnhancedPerformanceCustomizationKeyboardprogramto
helpdiagnoseproblemswiththeRapidAccessbuttons.
ToopentheEnhancedPerformanceCustomizationKeyboardprogram,dooneofthefollowing:
–OntheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.
2.ClickHardwareandSound.
3.ClickDevicesandPrinters.
4.Double-clickUSBEnhancedPerformanceKeyboard.TheUSBEnhancedPerformance
KeyboardCustomizationprogramstarts.
–OntheWindows8operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.OpenControlPanel.
2.ClickHardwareandSound.
3.ClickDevicesandPrinters.
4.Double-clickUSBEnhancedPerformanceKeyboard.TheUSBEnhancedPerformance
KeyboardCustomizationprogramstarts.
Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,havethecomputerandkeyboardserviced.SeeChapter11
“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”onpage75fordetails.
ThemouseorpointingdevicedoesnotworkSymptom:Themouseorpointingdevicedoesnotwork.
Actions:
•Verifythatthemouseorpointing-devicecableissecurelyattachedtothecorrectconnectoronthe
computer.Dependingonthetypeofmouseyouhave,themousecablewillconnecttoeitherthe
mouse,serial,orUSBconnector .SomekeyboardshaveintegratedUSBconnectorsthatcanbeused
foraUSBmouseorpointingdevice.
•Verifythatthedevicedriversforthemouseorpointingdeviceareinstalledcorrectly.
•IfyouareusingaUSBkeyboardormouse,verifythattheUSBconnectorsareenabledintheBIOS
settings.See“Enablingordisablingadevice”onpage46.
Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runthediagnosticprograms(see“LenovoSolutionCenter”
onpage74forinstructions).Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,seeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,
andservice”onpage75.
ThepointeronthescreendoesnotmovesmoothlywiththemouseSymptom:Thepointeronthescreendoesnotmovesmoothlywiththemouse.
Action:Erraticmovementofthemousepointerisgenerallycausedbyabuildupofdirt,oils,andother
contaminantsontheballinsidethemouse.Cleanthemouse.See“Opticalmouse”onpage53for
instructions.
ThengerprintreaderdoesnotworkSymptom:Thengerprintreaderdoesnotwork.
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