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Program version 62
09/13/2001 |
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Improve mouse performance |
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Improve compatibility with mouse on various platforms.
Mouse would go out of sync on various platforms such
as HP LDpro and LXpro. This has been resolved. This
does not apply to firmware for Apple and Sun units and
no new firmware has been generated in this release for
these units.
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Fix upper boards not recognized |
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Fix problem with upper boards sometimes not being recognized
at power up. Randomly, certain units would not recognize
the upper boards and you could not switch to these ports.
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Fix selection of ports sometimes skipped
on upper cards |
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When switching to a computer on an upper card, sometimes
the switching would not occur. Switching to the computer
again would work correctly.
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Fix box to box mouse problems. |
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The box to box protocol would sometimes not be configured
correctly and the mouse would be out of sync. Careful
manual configuration would be able to correct the problem.
The box is now easier to configure and forgiving of
wrong configuration. If a wheel mouse is not used the
box does not use any wheel mouse protocol.
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Add set mode command |
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These commands
are present in versions of the switches with no OSD
installed.
It has been added in to versions with OSD to make configuration
easier.
In particular please note the new settings to configure
multi-platform boxes
to all Sun or all Apple.
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Note there are three classes of mode command,
for the CPU, for the keyboard, and for the mouse. Don't
confuse the setting for a CPU's keyboard/mouse setting
with the mouse itself. To change a CPU's keyboard/mouse
setting you must first switch to that CPU. Changing the
keyboard or mouse itself, you can be switched to any CPU.
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Settings that apply to Apple and Sun are
ignored on PC-only units. The mode command is inactive
if a configuration password has been set. To enter the
mode command, press and release the left control key,
then the M key, then the mode value as shown below, and
then the enter key. Don't use the numeric keypad for numeric
keys or the enter key.
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To save the setting in non-volatile memory, use the
keep command by pressing and releasing the left control
key and then the K key.
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SUMMARY OF MODE COMMAND VALUES |
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MODE COMMAND VALUE
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DESCRIPTION |
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CPU keyboard =
PC mode 1 (certain IBM computers) |
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2
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CPU keyboard =
PC mode 2 (most PCs) |
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CPU keyboard =
Most UNIX workstations |
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CPU keyboard/mouse
= Apple |
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CPU keyboard/mouse
= Sun |
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CPU mouse = PS/2
mouse |
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7
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CPU mouse = RS232
7 bit mouse (Microsoft) |
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CPU mouse = reserved
for future use |
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CPU mouse = RS232
Mouse systems mouse |
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CPU mouse = PS/2
wheel mouse |
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Keyboard = 101/102
PC keyboard |
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Keyboard = 104/105
PC keyboard (Windows KB) |
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Mouse = PS/2 mouse |
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Mouse = RS232 7 bit
mouse (Microsoft) |
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Mouse = RS232 Mouse
systems mouse |
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Set all computers
to Apple |
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Set all computer
to Sun |
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60
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Set all computers
to PC mode 2 and PS2-mouse |
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Add set resolution command
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This allows you to set the on-screen display
resolution when no video is present. This was added primarily
to support older fixed frequency monitors that do not
sync up at the default 640 x 480 @ 60Hz rate of the on-screen
display.
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To enter the resolution command, press
and release the left control key, then the Y key,
then the resolution value as shown below, and then the
enter key. Please note that for German language keyboards
you must use the z key instead of the y key.
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Don't use the numeric keypad for numeric keys or the
enter key. To save the setting in non-volatile memory,
use the keep command by pressing and releasing the left
control key and then the K key.
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OF RESOLUTION COMMAND VALUES |
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COMMAND VALUE
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RESOLUTION SETTING |
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640x480 60Hz |
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640x480 72Hz |
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640x480 75Hz |
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640x480 67Hz |
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832x624 75Hz |
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1152x900 66Hz |
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1152x900 76Hz |
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Improve support for Windows NT service
pack 3 and 4 |
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We have revised the mouse driver in the
box to be compatible with the latest changes. Normally
booting of the computer configures the setting automatically,
but if a computer is changed to another port or has manually
been configured wrong you can lose the mouse. To recover
the mouse a new command has been added to send a reset
mouse command to the computer.
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To enter the reset computer's mouse command, press
and release the left control key, then the O (alphabetic,
not zero) key. This command should only be used when
the mouse has been lost on NT. If a wheel mouse is used,
this will also recover use of the wheel. You can also
use this command to change the NT mouse driver from
non-wheel to wheel without booting the computer.
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Fixed problem with mouse on certain
Dell computers |
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Certain Dell computers such as the XPS R350 and the
XPS 450 would fail to have mouse pointers present when
booting NT4.0. The mouse will now boot properly on these
computers.
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