Microsoft KB Archive/180666

= Pointing Device Not Detected When Connected to Sharp Laptop =

Article ID: 180666

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft IntelliMouse 1.0
 * Microsoft Home Mouse 2.0
 * Microsoft Easyball
 * Microsoft Mouse
 * Microsoft Mouse 2.0
 * Microsoft IntelliMouse Trackball 1.0

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This article was previously published under Q180666



SYMPTOMS
When you connect one of the Microsoft pointing devices listed above to the serial port on a Sharp SVGA Multimedia PC9000 laptop computer, the pointing device may not be detected.



RESOLUTION
If your pointing device is PS/2 (mouse) port compatible, you can work around this issue by connecting the pointing device to the PS/2 port on the computer. To determine if your pointing device is PS/2 port compatible, check the label on the bottom of the pointing device or read the documentation included with the device.

Additional query words: missing function internal

Keywords: kbhardware kbprb KB180666

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