Dell Dimension XPS D and Optical mouse

Question

Hi

I have Dell Dimension XPS D333 which is running Win XP Pro (SP2) and the Bios I currently have installed is A07 dated fron 1988(!).

I have been trying to upgrade my mouse to a fancy optical one, (A4 Tech Optical 3d Mouse, PS/2 connector) using the drivers they provide but without any sucess.

One thing that I have noticed is that when I have the optical mouse plugged in, the VERY FIRST boot sreen (black with white text) does not print the line "mouse initialised" as it would normally do, which leads me to believe that although the drivers may be correctly installed, the PC is just not aknowledging the presence of the new mouse.

Does anyone have any thoughts as to whether upgrading the bios to A08 would help me at all? I dont want to upgrade it without due reason.

Thanks for your help in this matter - it may sound trivial but it would be nice to solve!

Cheers

MezRaja

esquire · Answer

Probably wouldn't do anything since A08 only adds built-in PIIX4e support.

Are you sure it is not the mouse that is at fault?

I have a Microsoft Trackball Explorer (a good optical trackball) connected to my D266 via PS/2 and the BIOS detected it fine even when it was on A07 BIOS. I didn't update to A09 until I upgraded to Windows XP.

FYI, here's the release notes from A09.

     ********************************************************************
     *         *
     *         A09    *
     *         *
     ********************************************************************
     DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION
     BIOS RELEASE NOTES
     Copyright 1997,1998 Dell Computer Corporation. All rights reserved.

     System:     Dimension XPS Dxxx
     Version:     A09
     Release Date: 11/23/98

     1. Enhanced memory sizing (SPD)

     2. Fixed clear event log problem.

     3. Fixed EPP issue.

     4. Modified El Torito boot CDROM to boot Win98.

     5. Fixed ECC slot sensitivity problem.

     6. Resolved issue with ERRMGR error logging code.

     7. Set default for L2 ECC Cache to ENABLED in setup.

     8. Fixed IRQ routing problem which caused the STB driver problem.

     9. Modified password security.

     10. Fixed Win95 OSR2 system hang condition

     11. Resolved intermittent detection of key during POST.

     12. Removed 12 second boot delay on no sound board.

     13. Fixed sound volume issue with USB speakers.

     14. Resolved AGP/PCI conflict problem

     15. Fixed CMOS soft-off problem

     16. Resolved hang condition created by an extended hold of the reset button.

     17. Fixed problem with multiple PCI cards using IRQ 5.

     ********************************************************************
     *         *
     *         A08    *
     *         *
     ********************************************************************
     DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION
     BIOS RELEASE NOTES
     Copyright 1997,1998 Dell Computer Corporation. All rights reserved.

     System:     Dimension XPS Dxxx
     Version:     A08
     Release Date: 04/02/98

     1. Added PIIX4e support.

     ********************************************************************
     *         *
     *         A07    *
     *         *
     ********************************************************************
     DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION
     BIOS RELEASE NOTES
     Copyright 1997,1998 Dell Computer Corporation. All rights reserved.

     System:     Dimension XPS Dxxx
     Version:     A07
     Release Date: 1/16/98

     1. Included new processor microcode update.

     ********************************************************************
     *         *
     *         A06    *
     *         *
     ********************************************************************
     DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION
     BIOS RELEASE NOTES
     Copyright 1997 Dell Computer Corporation. All rights reserved.

     System:     Dimension XPS Dxxx
     Version:     A06
     Release Date: 12/12/97

     1. Modified hard disk detection algorithm in POST.
NOTE: After flashing this BIOS, CMOS defaults should be reset via setup defaults (F9 key) in setup.

     2. Added support for 333MHz processors.

     ********************************************************************

Message Edited by esquire on 09-17-2004 11:53 AM

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