Problems With The Keyboard And Other Pointing Devices; Display And Multimedia Devices - Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E425 1198 User Manual

• Problem: PIM (Personal Information Manager) items sent from Windows 7 operating system cannot be
received correctly into the address book of any other Bluetooth-enabled device.
Solution: Windows 7 operating system sends PIM items in XML format, but most Bluetooth-enabled
devices handle PIM items in vCard format. If another Bluetooth-enabled device can receive a file
through Bluetooth, a PIM item sent from Windows 7 operating system might be saved as a file with
the extension .contact.

Problems with the keyboard and other pointing devices

The following are the most common problems with keyboards and other pointing devices.
UltraNav problems
Problem: The pointer drifts when the computer is turned on or after it resumes normal operation.
Solution: The pointer might drift when you are not using the TrackPoint pointing device during normal
operation. This is a normal characteristic of the TrackPoint pointing device and is not a defect. Pointer
drifting might occur for several seconds under the following conditions:
• When the computer is turned on
• When the computer resumes normal operation
• When the TrackPoint pointing device is pressed for a long time
• When the temperature changes
Problem: The TrackPoint pointing device or touch pad does not work.
Solution: Make sure that the TrackPoint pointing device or touch pad is enabled in the UltraNav Device
Setting window.
Note: To open the UltraNav Device Setting window, Click Start ➙ Control Panel ➙ Hardware and Sound
➙ Mouse, and then click the UltraNav tab.
Keyboard problems
• Problem: All or some keys on the keyboard do not work.
Solution: Make sure that the correct device driver is installed.
1. Click Start ➙ Control Panel. Change the view of the Control Panel from Category to Large icons
or Small icons.
2. Click Keyboard.
3. Select the Hardware tab. In the Device Properties section, make sure that the Device Status is This
device is working properly.
If keys on the keyboard still do not work, have the computer serviced.
• Problem: All or some keys on the external numeric keypad do not work.
Solution: Make sure that the external numeric keypad is correctly connected to the computer.

Display and multimedia devices

This section includes the most common display and multimedia devices problems which are Computer
screen, External monitor, Audio, and Optical drive. Check these topics to learn more information.
Computer screen problems
• Problem: The screen is blank.
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