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TP General - How to use an external keyboard
Applicable to: World-Wide
SYMPTOM:
An external keyboard does not function when plugged directly into the PS/2 mouse port. 
SOLUTION: 
If you want to use an external keyboard, you must use the optional keyboard/mouse cable. ( Part number 54G0441)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
A PS/2 mouse or the IBM Keypad can be plugged into the port without using the keyboard/mouse cable.
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 25-02-98  | |
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 12-06-98  | |
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 08-06-99  | |
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 IBM ThinkPad  | |
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 ThinkPad 310, ThinkPad 315, ThinkPad 350, ThinkPad 360, ThinkPad 365X/XD, ThinkPad 365C/CS, ThinkPad 365CD/CSD, ThinkPad 365E/ED, ThinkPad 380, ThinkPad 380D, ThinkPad 380E, ThinkPad 380ED, ThinkPad 380XD, ThinkPad 385E, ThinkPad 385ED, ThinkPad 385XD, ThinkPad 560, ThinkPad 560E, ThinkPad 560X, ThinkPad 750, ThinkPad 755C/CS, ThinkPad 755CE/CSE, ThinkPad 755CX, ThinkPad 755CV, ThinkPad 755CD, ThinkPad 755CDV, ThinkPad 760C, ThinkPad 760E, ThinkPad 760CD, ThinkPad 760L/LD, ThinkPad 760ED, ThinkPad 760XD, ThinkPad 760EL/ELD, ThinkPad 760XL, ThinkPad 765L, ThinkPad 765D, ThinkPad 770  | |
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 2600, 2618, 2620, 2625, 2635, 2640, 9545, 9546, 9547, 9548, 9549, Various  | |
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 Various  | |
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