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Of all the silly things to get stuck on after a lengthy format and
re-install of win98se is :
In the Device Manager, under Mouse, the Standard Serial Mouse is ok, but the
PS/2 compatible mouse port is not (has the yellow exclamation).
I need both types of mouse to work (they're older non-scroll type mice).
I have tried removing the entry, and re-installing it, by directing
windows to find the driver on the windows inatallation disk\folder.
I've also tried updating thedriver, by directing it to the correct
drive>folder.
I keep getting the message that the one it's already using is the best, and
it's going to continue using it (with no option to select another).
On boot I get an error screen (post/bios not windows) that there's a
problerm with the pointing device.

What do you think is up ?

Could it be because I only installed drivers for the video/display card and
the integrated sound chip, but not for the bios/motherboard chipset etc.?

The machine I'm working on is an IBM PC 300PL type 6564 and this page seems
to hold most of the specified drivers
http://www-3.ibm.com/pc/support/site...id=MIGR-4D4KB9

thanks for any ideas/directions

"Morse" <> Ran in the back door and
shouted news:UldLb.71135$ :

> Of all the silly things to get stuck on after a lengthy format and
> re-install of win98se is :
> In the Device Manager, under Mouse, the Standard Serial Mouse is ok,
> but the PS/2 compatible mouse port is not (has the yellow
> exclamation). I need both types of mouse to work (they're older
> non-scroll type mice).
> I have tried removing the entry, and re-installing it, by directing
> windows to find the driver on the windows inatallation disk\folder.
> I've also tried updating thedriver, by directing it to the correct
> drive>folder.
> I keep getting the message that the one it's already using is the
> best, and it's going to continue using it (with no option to select
> another). On boot I get an error screen (post/bios not windows) that
> there's a problerm with the pointing device.
>
> What do you think is up ?
>
> Could it be because I only installed drivers for the video/display
> card and the integrated sound chip, but not for the bios/motherboard
> chipset etc.?
>
> The machine I'm working on is an IBM PC 300PL type 6564 and this page
> seems to hold most of the specified drivers
> http://www-3.ibm.com/pc/support/site...cid=MIGR-4D4KB
> 9
>
> thanks for any ideas/directions
>
>
>

If you're getting an error at POST, check the BIOS and see if it has an
entry for the PS/2 port and make sure it's enabled. Otherwise, your PS/2
port maybe borked, [physically, not driver-wise]. I have two BioStar
motherboards with bad PS/2 mouse ports sitting in boxes in the closet, so
it's not uncommon for them to go bad.

--
MrToad

> > Of all the silly things to get stuck on after a lengthy format and
> > re-install of win98se is :
> > In the Device Manager, under Mouse, the Standard Serial Mouse is ok,
> > but the PS/2 compatible mouse port is not (has the yellow
> > exclamation). I need both types of mouse to work (they're older
> > non-scroll type mice).
> > I have tried removing the entry, and re-installing it, by directing
> > windows to find the driver on the windows inatallation disk\folder.
> > I've also tried updating thedriver, by directing it to the correct
> > drive>folder.
> > I keep getting the message that the one it's already using is the
> > best, and it's going to continue using it (with no option to select
> > another). On boot I get an error screen (post/bios not windows) that
> > there's a problerm with the pointing device.
> >
> > What do you think is up ?
> >
> > Could it be because I only installed drivers for the video/display
> > card and the integrated sound chip, but not for the bios/motherboard
> > chipset etc.?
> >
> > The machine I'm working on is an IBM PC 300PL type 6564 and this page
> > seems to hold most of the specified drivers
> > http://www-3.ibm.com/pc/support/site...cid=MIGR-4D4KB
> > 9

>
> If you're getting an error at POST, check the BIOS and see if it has an
> entry for the PS/2 port and make sure it's enabled. Otherwise, your PS/2
> port maybe borked, [physically, not driver-wise]. I have two BioStar
> motherboards with bad PS/2 mouse ports sitting in boxes in the closet, so
> it's not uncommon for them to go bad.
>
> --
> MrToad
>
I checked the bios and confirmed that the mouse support is enabled. It
doesnt specify separate options for the ps/2 and serial. I can get the
serial port mouse to work, but not the ps/2. I have a keyboard in the other
(of 2) ps/2 ports and it's working ok. So it seems unlikey the ps/2 ports
are damaged?

On Thu, 8 Jan 2004 08:58:34 -0500, "Morse" <>
wrote:

|>In the Device Manager, under Mouse, the Standard Serial Mouse is ok, but the
|>PS/2 compatible mouse port is not (has the yellow exclamation).
|>I need both types of mouse to work (they're older non-scroll type mice).
|> I have tried removing the entry, and re-installing it, by directing
|>windows to find the driver on the windows inatallation disk\folder.
|>I've also tried updating thedriver, by directing it to the correct
|>drive>folder.
|>I keep getting the message that the one it's already using is the best, and
|>it's going to continue using it (with no option to select another).
|>On boot I get an error screen (post/bios not windows) that there's a
|>problerm with the pointing device.

A PS2 mouse has a dedicated IRQ (9) if your getting a boot error, mouse or port
could be bad,
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"Morse" <> Ran in the back door and
shouted news:9HfLb.72407$ :

>> > Of all the silly things to get stuck on after a lengthy format and
>> > re-install of win98se is :
>> > In the Device Manager, under Mouse, the Standard Serial Mouse is
>> > ok, but the PS/2 compatible mouse port is not (has the yellow
>> > exclamation). I need both types of mouse to work (they're older
>> > non-scroll type mice).
>> > I have tried removing the entry, and re-installing it, by
>> > directing
>> > windows to find the driver on the windows inatallation disk\folder.
>> > I've also tried updating thedriver, by directing it to the correct
>> > drive>folder.
>> > I keep getting the message that the one it's already using is the
>> > best, and it's going to continue using it (with no option to select
>> > another). On boot I get an error screen (post/bios not windows)
>> > that there's a problerm with the pointing device.
>> >
>> > What do you think is up ?
>> >
>> > Could it be because I only installed drivers for the video/display
>> > card and the integrated sound chip, but not for the
>> > bios/motherboard chipset etc.?
>> >
>> > The machine I'm working on is an IBM PC 300PL type 6564 and this
>> > page seems to hold most of the specified drivers
>> > http://www-3.ibm.com/pc/support/site...ndocid=MIGR-4D
>> > 4KB 9
>
>>
>> If you're getting an error at POST, check the BIOS and see if it has
>> an entry for the PS/2 port and make sure it's enabled. Otherwise,
>> your PS/2 port maybe borked, [physically, not driver-wise]. I have
>> two BioStar motherboards with bad PS/2 mouse ports sitting in boxes
>> in the closet, so it's not uncommon for them to go bad.
>>
>> --
>> MrToad
>>
> I checked the bios and confirmed that the mouse support is enabled. It
> doesnt specify separate options for the ps/2 and serial. I can get the
> serial port mouse to work, but not the ps/2. I have a keyboard in the
> other (of 2) ps/2 ports and it's working ok. So it seems unlikey the
> ps/2 ports are damaged?
>
>

That's my point the mouse port it's self is bad, [the keyboard port is a
separate physical port].
See Trax's post for another possible cause.

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MrToad