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    Touchpad Disableing Help

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by Sl344, Aug 9, 2011.

  1. Sl344

    Sl344 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I want to disable the touchpad while having an external usb mouse plugged in, but enable the touchpad when there is no usb mouse. I HAVE TRIED THE COMMAND CENTER OPTION. It doesn't enable the touchpad when I unplug the usb mouse. Any help is appreciated. Also, Im using a razor deathadder black edition, and have the drivers for it installed.
     
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    synaptics touchpad app, hunt around in that and you have an option to disable touchpad when an external mouse is detected.

    Just locate the synaptics icon in your notification area ( bottom right )

    Easy to find :)
     
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    Tried it. Didn't work...
     
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    reinstall the synaptecs driver. sometimes it gets ed up for no good reason
     
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    hit FN then .... the insert/tpad button.. that disables the touch pad :)
     
    shak541, Aug 10, 2011
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    God Im really a noob. How would one go about reinstalling drivers?
     
    Sl344, Aug 11, 2011
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    nvm. my response was off. yea, you can enable this on the synaptics touchpad control. it should be in your notification area
     
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    That is odd as works fine on mine......................... going to go and check again brb

    yep mine works perfectly every time.

    you definitely been in the synaptics control panel under device settings and checked disable touchpad when external device is plugged in.

    As someone else said, I would try reinstalling the drivers from the dell website or direct from synaptics
     
    Croatoan, Aug 11, 2011
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    Thank you shak541! I never knew that there was this function. I guess Ill just let the buggy software be and use the manual switch.
     
    Sl344, Aug 11, 2011
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