Keyboard / Mouse - Sharp PC-A290 Manual

Keyboard / Mouse

You can use a full size desktop keyboard or external mouse with your computer.
A keyboard/mouse port and a RS-232C serial port are available when the external
floppy disk drive is connected.
The ways of connecting a PS/2 mouse and a serial mouse are slightly different.
Never connect or disconnect the devices to the keyboard/mouse port
when the computer is powered on. This may cause the computer to
operate improperly.
Using a PS/2 Mouse
4 You have only to connect the mouse to the keyboard/mouse port of the external
floppy disk drive unit.
You cannot use the glide pad when a PS/2 mouse is connected.
Using a Serial Mouse
Connect the serial mouse to the RS-232C serial port of the external floppy disk drive
unit. When starting the system, enter the Setup Utility and set the item Serial Port: to
Auto or Enabled and Internal Pointing Device to Disabled in the Advanced menu.
You cannot use a mouse and the glide pad simultaneously.
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