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    5920 Synaptics not reacting

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by gubbe, Sep 2, 2008.

  1. gubbe

    gubbe Newbie

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    Hi Forum,

    Yesterday my Acer Aspire 5920 Gemstone laptop crashed and after the following reboot the Synaptics mousepad didn't react any more to anything.

    I have tried to reinstall the drivers, but I keeps not reacting. With a normal USB mouse attached I can work the mouse, so I'm covered if I have an external mouse - but I would very much like to get my mouse back to life.

    Any tips and ideas?

    Bonus-info: Currently have v. 10.0.15.0 of he firmware installed on Windows Vista SP1.
     
    gubbe, Sep 2, 2008
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  2. X2P

    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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  3. gubbe

    gubbe Newbie

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    Meanwhile upgraded to v. 10.1.8.0 - the most current version - and I still do not have any touchpad.
     
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  4. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    Your notebook crashed ? Blue Screen of Death ?

    Try uninstalling the driver, reboot, and see if the touchpad device is detected or not ?
     
    Andy, Sep 2, 2008
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  5. gubbe

    gubbe Newbie

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    OH! Problem fixed. It's almost embarrasing: I just had to hit Fn + F7.

    ...
     
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  6. bigozone

    bigozone JellyRoll touring now

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    i was just about to suggest that :D

    glad ya fixed it so easily!
     
    bigozone, Sep 2, 2008
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