Wheel on wheelmouse not working

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think@pad · #1 Post by **think@pad** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 7:38 am

I´m using a logitech wheelmouse connected to the PS/2 port on my TP600, but I can´t get the mouse wheel work. It didn´t work with the default mouse driver, so I tried with logitech mouseware drivers, but to no avail. Is there anything to do about it?

AndyL · #2 Post by **AndyL** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 1:42 pm

Have you tried disabling the trackpoint? I don't think a wheel on a PS/2 mouse will work if the trackpoint is also enabled (certainly the case on my X24 anyway). A USB wheel mouse works OK.

think@pad · #3 Post by **think@pad** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 1:59 pm

I have tried all means I have been able to think of. I haven´t found a way to disable the trackpoint on the TP 600. There is no such option in bios.

#4 Post by **pkiff** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 9:34 am

I'm surprised that there is no option to disable the TrackPoint in the 600 BIOS -- later models like the 600E and 600X include such an option.

Have you tried to use the ThinkPad Configuration utility? This is a way of changing BIOS settings from within Windows, and it may include options that are not available in your built-in BIOS editor.

I am running a Logitech Mouse with a wheel attached through a PS/2 port on my 600X without any problems, and I've used various models of the Logitech mice in a similar arrangement on a 770E, 770Z, and 600X, all without difficulty, so there must be a way around your problem.

Phil.

think@pad · #5 Post by **think@pad** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 5:20 am

Thank you pkiff, disabling the TrackPoint using the Configuration Utility enabled the wheel on the wheelmouse. It´s a little bit annoying, though, that you can´t have both options enabled at the same time. I have to try what happens if I don´t have a PS/2 mouse at hand and need the TrackPoint device? Do I have to boot, enable the TrackPoint and reboot in order to have a pointing device?

#6 Post by **pkiff** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 1:24 pm

Yes, that sounds like it would be annoying. I can't speak for the ThinkPad 600, but later models like the 600E/X include three options for the TrackPoint in the Configuration Utility: Enable, Disable, and Auto-Enable [later edit: should be Auto-Disable - see below]. The Auto-Enable setting is supposed to help fix exactly the sort of situation you describe -- it will be enabled if there is no mouse attached but will automatically disable itself if a PS2 mouse is detected.

Phil.

#7 Post by **AlphaKilo470** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 1:26 pm

Another easy workaround is to get a USB mouse. I have a Microsoft Optical Wheel mouse that I bought at MicroCenter for about $15 and it works great. No problems at all.

think@pad · #8 Post by **think@pad** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 4:53 pm

Thank you again pkiff! Actually it´s called auto disable, but I guess that should do it

The USB mouse isn´t a good option here, as the TP600 has only one USB slot, and I need it for the memory stick. Anyway, now everything is fine. Thanks for your help!

Large Al · #9 Post by **Large Al** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 11:53 pm

This forum is fantastic. I just searched for "mouse" and "wheel" because I was having the EXACT same problem on my TP600 with the middle wheel of the mouse.

The solution is right there. No hassle. No worries. Thanks!

Stargate199 · #10 Post by **Stargate199** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 4:32 pm

AlphaKilo470 wrote:Another easy workaround is to get a USB mouse. I have a Microsoft Optical Wheel mouse that I bought at MicroCenter for about $15 and it works great. No problems at all.

I did the same thing. Alphakilo470 saw me get one myself and I love it. USB mice are great thing to have because they will work with both PC and Mac. MY is setup with my desktop, but when I'm on the road, I take it with me to use with my 600E.

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