HP Pavilion a200 HP Pavilion Desktop PCs - (English) Quick Start Guide SEA/ANZ - Page 121

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Help Problem The mouse doesn't work, even though everything else does. The keyboard Print button doesn't work. I cannot remove a CD or DVD disc. I want to remove icons from the desktop. Solution ■ If nothing happens when you move the mouse, it's possible that the mouse is connected improperly. PS/2 mouse only: Check that the cable connector pins are straight. Make sure the mouse is connected to the mouse port, not to the keyboard port. To reconnect these two cables, turn the PC off, reconnect the cables, and then turn the PC back on. ■ If the pointer doesn't move on the screen when you move the mouse, clean the mouse. For an optical mouse, wipe the light sensor lens on the bottom of the mouse with a lint-free cloth. For a roller ball mouse: 1 Remove the mouse ball by unscrewing the bottom of the mouse. 2 Clean the mouse ball with a damp cloth (not paper). 3 Use your finger to move the rollers in the mouse ball housing, and remove lint and dust. 4 Replace the mouse ball, and screw on the cover. ■ The PC might have stopped. Reset the PC by pressing and holding the PC On button until the PC turns off (approximately five seconds). Then turn the PC back on. ■ Some programs do not recognize the Print button. ■ You cannot remove a CD or DVD disc after you have turned off the PC. Turn on the PC, and press the Eject button to extend the tray. ■ You can remove most desktop icons from your display by either deleting them or moving them to an unused icons folder. Refer to "Removing desktop icons" on page 111. Quick Start Guide 93

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Quick Start Guide
93
Help
Problem
Solution
The mouse doesn’t
work, even though
everything else does.
■
If nothing happens when you move the mouse, it’s possible that the mouse is
connected improperly.
PS/2 mouse only:
Check that the cable connector pins are straight. Make sure the
mouse is connected to the mouse port, not to the keyboard port. To reconnect these
two cables, turn the PC off, reconnect the cables, and then turn the PC back on.
■
If the pointer doesn’t move on the screen when you move the mouse, clean the mouse.
For an optical mouse, wipe the light sensor lens on the bottom of the mouse with a
lint-free cloth. For a roller ball mouse:
1
Remove the mouse ball by unscrewing the bottom of the mouse.
2
Clean the mouse ball with a damp cloth (not paper).
3
Use your finger to move the rollers in the mouse ball housing, and remove lint
and dust.
4
Replace the mouse ball, and screw on the cover.
■
The PC might have stopped. Reset the PC by pressing and holding the PC On button
until the PC turns off (approximately five seconds). Then turn the PC back on.
The keyboard Print
button doesn’t work.
■
Some programs do not recognize the Print button.
I cannot remove a
CD or DVD disc.
■
You cannot remove a CD or DVD disc after you have turned off the PC. Turn on the
PC, and press the Eject button to extend the tray.
I want to remove icons
from the desktop.
■
You can remove most desktop icons from your display by either deleting them
or moving them to an unused icons folder. Refer to “Removing desktop icons” on
page 111.