[ltp] Thinkpad 600e - Jumpy (zooming) mouse and CMOS battery

[UncleDuke]

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> From: linux-thinkpad-admin@linux-thinkpad.org
> [mailto:linux-thinkpad-admin@linux-thinkpad.org]On Behalf Of Huntress
> Gary B NPRI
> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 8:43 PM
> To: 'linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org'
> Subject: [ltp] Thinkpad 600e - Jumpy (zooming) mouse and CMOS battery
>
>
> I have a 600e running RH 7.3.   The other day, all of a sudden
> the mouse became erratic and jumpy, zooming across the screen.
> When it rebooted I received the error code for a bad backup
> battery, which I have now replaced.
>
> Unfortunately, even though both problems came on at the same
> time, the battery has only corrected the boot error.
>
> The mouse is still jumpy and erratic, and its actually still
> jumpy on the BIOS/setup screen.
>
> I'm not sure what else I can do if it doesn't work properly in
> BIOS.   Is there a jumper to totally reset the CMOS settings (as
> is common on pc motherboards).

There is a reset button inside the little hole just below and between the
fan outlet, and power switch. ALso in the BIOS settings you can
"initialize"(reset) the system, sorry I don't remember where, just poke
around..

Greg
http://kernelpanic.dyn.dhs.org/
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