Installing SuSE 7.2 on an IBM ThinkCenter S50

Shortly after booting my new IBM ThinkCenter S50 with the SuSE Linux Professional DVD in its tray, I noticed that like Windows XP, it too didn’t accept my USB mouse. Using the keyboard to advance to the screen to select a pointing device, all I saw were PS/2 and serial port mice. So, I turned to Vintage Computer Components and bought a Fujitsu Siemens mouse in the same colour scheme as my keyboard. My new Fujitsu Siemens mouse They send it my way the day after I ordered it and one day later I received it. It has a little scroll wheel that, when pressed, acts as a middle button. It is a ball mouse, but it works as well as could be expected on my writing mat. Another thing I received on that same day was a powered VGA to HDMI converter. It came with a little micro USB cable that I put in one of the USB ports near the VGA output of the ThinkCenter, expecting it to provide 5V. I also got a little 3.5 mm audio cable to connect it to the audio output of the ThinkCenter, combining both…