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Serial, Parallel, and USB Problems

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Serial, Parallel, and USB Problems If a serial mouse doesn't work • First, make certain you completely followed the manufacturer's installation instructions to install the mouse properly. • Check the port connection to see if it's loose. • Check settings in BIOS Setup. 1. From the Start menu, shut down, then restart the computer. 2. When you see the HP logo, press F2 to enter the BIOS Setup utility. 3. From the Advanced menu, check that Serial is Enabled. • If you suspend and resume, reboot the computer to reenable the mouse. If a serial modem doesn't work properly • In Windows Help use the Modem Troubleshooter. • Check the port connection (it may be loose). • Check settings in BIOS Setup. 1. From the Start menu, shut down, then restart the computer. 2. When you see the HP logo, press F2 to enter the BIOS Setup utility. 3. From the Advanced menu, check that Serial is Enabled. • Disable the internal modem: 1. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel. 2. Double-click System. 3. Click the Device Manager tab. 4. Double-click Modem to list the current modem devices. 5. Double-click the internal modem. 6. Select the checkbox "Disable in this hardware profile." If the serial or parallel port is not working • Check the port connection (it may be loose). • Check settings in BIOS Setup. 1. From the Start menu, shut down, then restart the computer. 2. When you see the HP logo, press F2 to enter the BIOS Setup utility. 3. From the Advanced menu, check that Parallel or Serial is Enabled. If the USB port is not working • Contact the vendor of the peripheral device, as well as Hewlett-Packard, for the latest versions of the USB drivers. 32

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Serial, Parallel, and USB Problems
If a serial mouse doesn’t work
•
First, make certain you completely followed the manufacturer’s installation instructions to
install the mouse properly.
•
Check the port connection to see if it’s loose.
•
Check settings in BIOS Setup.
1.
From the Start menu, shut down, then restart the computer.
2.
When you see the HP logo, press F2 to enter the BIOS Setup utility.
3.
From the Advanced menu, check that Serial is Enabled.
•
If you suspend and resume, reboot the computer to reenable the mouse.
If a serial modem doesn’t work properly
•
In Windows Help use the Modem Troubleshooter.
•
Check the port connection (it may be loose).
•
Check settings in BIOS Setup.
1.
From the Start menu, shut down, then restart the computer.
2.
When you see the HP logo, press F2 to enter the BIOS Setup utility.
3.
From the Advanced menu, check that Serial is Enabled.
•
Disable the internal modem:
1.
Click Start, Settings, Control Panel.
2.
Double-click System.
3.
Click the Device Manager tab.
4.
Double-click Modem to list the current modem devices.
5.
Double-click the internal modem.
6.
Select the checkbox “Disable in this hardware profile.”
If the serial or parallel port is not working
•
Check the port connection (it may be loose).
•
Check settings in BIOS Setup.
1.
From the Start menu, shut down, then restart the computer.
2.
When you see the HP logo, press F2 to enter the BIOS Setup utility.
3.
From the Advanced menu, check that Parallel or Serial is Enabled.
If the USB port is not working
•
Contact the vendor of the peripheral device, as well as Hewlett-Packard, for the latest
versions of the USB drivers.