From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_icanect.net)
Date: Sat Jun 26 1999 - 18:14:50 EDT
Charles...
charles wrote:
> hello all
> i have just inherited a 750 and it is the perfect thing for my son to do his homework on etc.
>
> it has the stock 340 meg hd and has 20 megs ram
>
> it WAS working properly, that is until an external mouse was plugged in the side and then
> 'accidentally' pulled out of the socket while the thinkpad was on.
>
> now, my trackpoint only has horizontal capabilities, the vertical does not work
> i get an error 8611
> all diagnostics state that the machine is OK. in fact, an external ps/2 mouse works flawlessly.
> i have tried initializing the bios etc etc etc
>
> i am perplexed. does anyone have an idea as to what might need checking as the machine is on the
> old side. is it possible that the transposer card could have gotten ruined when the mouse was
> pulled out?
>
try re initialize in ez setup..but it sure sounds like something get fried in the incident, as
unlikely as it might be..
> also....does anyone know of a source for a IDE cable for the dock II ?
> from what i can .tell, it is not standard.
>
> thanks in advance
>
> charles
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