| Title: | Atari ST, TT, & Falcon |
| Notice: | Please read note 1.0 and its replies before posting! |
| Moderator: | FUNYET::ANDERSON |
| Created: | Mon Apr 04 1988 |
| Last Modified: | Tue May 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1433 |
| Total number of notes: | 10312 |
I've had an atari 520st for quite some time and the whole time I have
owned it, it has been 'alergic' to it's mouse. When the mouse is
unplugged, the keyboard works fine, but when it is plugged in the
bottom row of keys starts to act up. When a key is pressed it give
garbage. The problem is rectified by unplugging the mouse. I did bring
it to a repair shop and they found nothing wrong (ie. didn't test it
with the mouse plugged in: I didn't know the mouse caused the problem
until after). I have checked the chips, and they all seemed to be
seated properly, but I am gooing to check again. If anyone has any
other suggestions, I would really apreaciate it.
Thanks,
Neil Ross
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| 1390.1 | Check the mouse socket solder connections? | FAILTE::ROBSONB | Wed Jan 05 1994 10:22 | 11 | |
This can apparently sometimes happen if the connection between the
mouse socket and the circuit board to which it is soldered are bad,
and a popular fix is to resolder all the connections on the mouse
socket on the solder side of the board. The connection is
perhaps not the cause of your problem, but maybe worth a check?
Hope this helps,
Best Regards,
Brian
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| 1390.2 | KERNEL::IMBIERSKI | Double bass = twice the fun! | Mon Feb 07 1994 07:37 | 6 | |
The mouse is handled by the keyboard processor and so any problems with
the mouse itself or the port can cause spurious keyboard problems. I
remember a note in here where someone blew their keyboard processor
away by plugging an incompatible mouse into the mouse port!
Tony I
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| 1390.3 | ex | JUPITR::NROSS | Tue Feb 22 1994 23:02 | 8 | |
I recently talked witha friend and we found that the keyboard had been
hacked, so that the ground wire had been removed. I could fix this but
it would pobably be a pain. Is there anyone in the Worcester, mass area
who has a spare Keyboard or an Old 520 St to canabalize for parts. If
so, please let me know. Thanks.
Neil Ross
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