[time-nuts] Help!! Trimble T-Bolt serial port interface problem...

[Michael Baker]

   Hello, Time Nutters--
   I just installed Lady Heather on my Dell D-610
   laptop.  When I booted it up with the T-bolt
   plugged into the serial port on the laptop,
   it screwed up the pointer and touch-pad. The
   pointer functions erratically and is generally
   uncontrollable.
   As I recall, this is a common problem when
   plugging T-bolts into serial ports.
   I know that there is a procedure to cure this
   problem-- but I forgot what it is.  Sometimes
   I think I am getting senile and getting forgetful...
   The laptop has Windows-7 Eternity OS on it but
   I think the fix procedure is the same as Win-XP.
   Can any Time-Nutters on the list help me out
   with this...??
   Many thanks!!
   Mike Baker
   Micanopy, FL
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