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Foolios
09-14-07, 01:21 PM
There are two ways to control the arrow(cursor arrow?) on this laptop. One way is the little joystick that's in the keyboard and the two buttons just below the space bar. The other way is with a touch-pad below that with its own set of left and right click buttons.
I find this lower touch-pad very annoying and accidentally hit it all the time. It's ability to double click when quickly touched is aggravating as all get out.
Is there a way to disable it? Is there a device that can cover it?
Anyone know what options there are for this kind of problem?

Thanks in advance.
Jon
09-14-07, 01:34 PM
If it is an Alps-type touchpad and you have the software/driver installed, then you can disable it in its configuration utility. I always disable mine on my i8600 when I have a mouse attached.

If bad comes to worse, just disable the device in Device Manager.
-maddog-
09-14-07, 04:11 PM
Try using the synaptics driver if your device supports it. My laptop has a button to disable the touchpad, though I never really have much of a reason to use it.
Neuromancer
09-14-07, 04:15 PM
My dell had the ability to disable it in the BIOS... perhaps yours does as well?
aja
09-14-07, 05:08 PM
My dell had the ability to disable it in the BIOS... perhaps yours does as well?

In the BIOS??? Wow, I have never seen that before. I take it that it was seen as an onboard/integrated device?
Scott9027
09-14-07, 05:55 PM
In the BIOS??? Wow, I have never seen that before. I take it that it was seen as an onboard/integrated device?

What else would it be? :confused:
Trap05
09-14-07, 06:33 PM
lol good call. Many have a hot key to disable them as well
Neuromancer
09-15-07, 12:35 PM
In the BIOS??? Wow, I have never seen that before. I take it that it was seen as an onboard/integrated device?

Yup, it was called synaptics something...
fldrice
09-17-07, 12:39 AM
You can also change the touchpad sensitivity...That way the cursor won't move even if you accidently swiped it.
Foolios
09-18-07, 12:50 PM
You can also change the touchpad sensitivity...That way the cursor won't move even if you accidently swiped it.

Excellent idea. THank you!
aja
09-18-07, 01:31 PM
You can also change the touchpad sensitivity...That way the cursor won't move even if you accidently swiped it.

That is the most amazing idea I have heard from OCF members in a long time!

:beer::soda::beer:
Foolios
09-18-07, 01:43 PM
If it is an Alps-type touchpad and you have the software/driver installed, then you can disable it in its configuration utility. I always disable mine on my i8600 when I have a mouse attached.

If bad comes to worse, just disable the device in Device Manager.

I didn't find anything in the bios to control it. I also didn't find a setting in the control panel for mouse to change the sensitivity.

I decided to look into the Alps driver since it might be that it's not installed.

Downloaded and installed it thanks to Dell still providing the support.

The Alps driver gave me the option of selecting whether I wanted to use the stick/stick and touchpad/ or just touchpad.


Very awesome, that helped me the most.

KUDOS!!