[Land-speed] Off Topic... Laptop Issue, my data logger..

[Bryan Savage]

Mayf,

I would try to determine if the problem is Hardware or Software. I would 
install
my WD serial drive and install Windows 2000. If that works, install Win 
XP SP2
with no further updates... Etc.
I have Win 2K & a WD 160Gb serial drive if you're interested Mayf,
Give me a call.
Bryan

drmayf wrote:
> Folks, I use a Panasonic CF-27 Toughbook as my tuner and data logger 
> laptop. On the salt during the first run, I did something in the initial 
> setup to start the data logging that I had not done before and it pretty 
> much killed something.
> I started the laptop's data logging program and verified that it was 
> logging data. I closed it up and latched it. I have the laptop set up so 
> that no action is taken when the screen is closed like this and have 
> used it this way many times. I use a bungee cord to hold it secure in 
> it's cradle.  This time, I left the mouse connected and slipped it under 
> the bungee cord to hold it in place.  That was the wrong thing to do. 
> Apparently the bungee "clicked or half clicked" one or both of the  
> mouse buttons and held it in that condition. After the run, I went to 
> look for data and there was none. But the mouse would not work. I tried 
> another mouse and when the laptop boots up and gets to the windows 
> screen, if the mouse is touched the cursor goes berserk. The cursor 
> flies all over the screen opening menus, programs, shutting them down 
> closing things opening things and in general just making a mess. 
> Curiously though, if I leave the mouse unplugged, it is a PS2 unit, and 
> plug it in after the boot up, it works just fine.  This is pretty 
> annoying, lol. I have unloaded the mouse driver and let the computer 
> reload it. I have loaded MS Intellipoint 6.1 Mouse program with no 
> change in results.  Has anyone experienced anything like this? Any one 
> have any other ideas on what might be wrong? Or how to repair?  While I 
> don't know exactly how it works, I suspect the interrupt handler for the 
> mouse is befarkled somehow. The laptop has a touch pad which works 
> perfectly fine...  Could a small elecronic component failure do this?  
> Alas, I am lost in these matters.. The mouse that was attached was a 
> ball type and the current one is a optical..all with the same 
> indications. Even tried a USB mouse with a PS2 adapter...same thing. 
> Also tried the USB mouse directly with the same results...
>
> Oops, I am using Win XP PRO, SP2.  forgot to add that if it is important.
>
> mayf, anxiousl;y awaiting
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