Dock 2878 - mouse causes hangup

[syrenab]

I just bought IBM TP Docking Station Model 2878 and attached my T40.
Everything works fine, but from time to time mouse causes "frozen cursor" hangup. Have to switch everything off and restart.

Any ideas?

Second question. I cannot find a way to shut off T40 monitor when external monitor is working. Any ideas?

[syrenab]

Just to clarify, I meant external mouse causes hang-up.
external keyboard works fine.

[fasterbybike]

I cannot find a way to shut off T40 monitor when external monitor is working. Any ideas?

Configure this through your Windows Display Settings, or install and use Presentation Director.

[syrenab]

I was using Presntation Director, but found the screens and the Help very confusing. After a lot of playing around, I finally found the solution as follows:
>>THINKPAD - EXTERNAL MONITOR - T40 with ATI Radeon Adapter - Win XP

After attaching an external monitor to a ThinkPad Laptop, both monitors will be operating. You may control the monitors as follows:

1. Click in turn: Start - Settings - Control Panel - Display

2. On the Display Properties screen select the Settings tab to show a screen with two numbered squares (representing the two monitors) on it. Click on Identofy, to make sure that a large numeral 1 (indicating primary display) shows on BOTH monitors, external and laptop, if not go through steps 3 and 4.
Otherwise proceed directly to Step 5

3. Click in Monitor 2, make sure that "Ëxtend my Windows desktop....." is NOT checked,
Click on Monitor 1, to reveal the ATI controls screen. Click on Help to access the ATI help menu, if needed.

4. Click on Displays tab, to reveal screen with Monitor, Panel and TV on it,
On both Monitor and Panel, Click on blue icon with concentric cirles, to make them both primary,
Click OK, then make sure that BOTH monitors, external and laptop, have large numeral 1 showing.

5. Click on Monitor 1, to reveal the ATI controls screen.
Click on Displays tab, to reveal screen with Monitor, Panel and TV on it.
To turn Laptop (Panel) screen OFF, click on green Switch Icon on left of "Panel" tab.
Switch should turn RED, Monitor switch will turn GREY
Click OK, then Apply. Both screens should momentarily go black,
then external Monitor will come on,
Laptop screen stays dark,

6. To turn Laptop screen back on ON, repeat step 5, but this time press Red switch, so that both switches turn GREEN.<<

Regarding the mouse, it turned out to be a problem with the mouse. I bought a new wireless mouse and that solved the problem