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Fujitsu amilo PRO v2030

Published on: 24 September 2024 Category: vintage notebooks

I have received a Fujitsu Amilo PRO v2030. As I am waiting for a cable to connect notebook harddisks to USB to revive the notebooks from previous posts, I have tried to do something with this piece as it is capable of booting from USBs.

After many attempts, I managed to create a bootable USB with Windows XP setup. The installation went well, but the touchpad was dead. I was hoping that it was just a problem with the drivers, as it seems to detect "PS2 compatible mouse" in the BIOS during boot, but even after installing the drivers in fresh Windows XP, it does not seem to work.

The hardware manager in Windows Control Panel does not see it in the (un)detected devices, even when I have installed the drivers from the manufacturer's website. The previous owner told me that the touchpad worked after installing the drivers, but I am still unable to get it to work. I will see if I would be able to solve it, or it is completely gone...