Possible m15x keyboard lag fix

hey, surfing around on the Sager and Clevo forum on my normal mornings of mischief. Stumbled onto this thread: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=279024

If you look at thread #10 from Shyster1, it is regarding keyboard lag (the keyboard missing a letter if they are typed in fast).

I will be trying out the fix when i get home tonight, in the meantime if anyone is home infront of their m15x and tries it out please update us if it works or not!

 

you can also try the new patch in the myhive.

 

haha, yeah I saw that, sometimes I am jumping the horse. On the other hand i read somewhere that it doesnt solve the problems while playing games only solves the issues in windows, is this true?

 

when i type in tf2 its still kind of like the way it used to act. no problems typing in regular windows tho . ill try other games because maybe with some miracle its only tf2

 

I can't see any patch that fixes keyboard lag. What is it called?

 

Yeah also, the patch that was supposed to allow the keyboard and touchpad to be used simultaneously- m15x_Touchpad_Vista_10.1.8.0_WHQL. Does not fix the problem when I try to..well..use both simultaneously!
Anyone have a fix?

 

you could try reinstalling the patch because i am able to use touchpad and keyboard simulatenously. i dunno about playing game with the touchpad and keyboard at the same time tho so i guess i could try that. i only try touchpad cod 4 once but that was just for the expierence since i never played a game with a touchpad before.

 

It's not only during games, even when surfing online and regular usage I cannot use my touchpad at the same time i am typing..but that isn't noticeable if not gaming

What is noticeable is the 1-2 seconds after i stop typing i cannot use the touchpad..i reinstalled it twice to no avail

 

All, let me know if this solution helps any:

Navigate to your Mouse Properties > Device Settings > Sensitivity > Expand PalmCheck > lower the slider to middle

 

THANK YOU AW JAMES! I didn't realize it was the palm check messing up keyboard/touchpad simultaneous usage..
For all with the same problem: I tested it out and the breaking point is between the 4th and 5th bar on the slider. On the 4th, you can use both simultaneously, on the 5th, the touchpad stops working when the keyboard is being used (and for a second or two after).

Now to fix the lag problem....

 

So does the Palm Check adjustment fix the 'using keyboard & touchpad simultaneously' problem during gaming as well ?
I'm thinking yes but a confirmation would be nice

@OP - Looking forward to your testing the possible keyboard lag fix..

 

Yep, I tested it in CS and they both work fine simultaneously

 

so you mean:
you want to write AND move the curser via touchpad at the same time?
i dont see the sense in it but ok

and you can do it if you adjust it to the minumum? completely on the left side?

 

you set the value to 4 and you can move and type at the same time. maybe he wants to play cod 4 of css in class and if he uses a mouse the professor will catch him.

 

The minimum works too but the max is the 4th bar. It's not only to do it simultaneously, but I work fast so right after I type I find myself wanting to use the touchpad (like ..1 second later) and it lags the touchpad right after you use the keyboard. It's fine now though

Also useful when messing around on WoW and using your WSAD keys + clicking on spells

 

ah just tried.

no i see what you meant
thx for the hint, and perhaps i will do it also on 4th

 

So, I'm just seeing the touchpad being discussed here. Was there an actual keyboard lag fix? If it was Shyster's post, has anyone actually tried it on an m15x and had some success? I type rather fast and this is becoming annoying for me.

 

there is an updated driver in my hive you can try.

 

Hm, where is it in my hive? Can't seem to find it. I only see drivers for AREA-51 M15X 15" WUXGA W/CAM SILVER-PNT;
M15X NVIDIA 8800M-GTX 512MB;
INTEL PRO WIRELESS 4965 A/B/G DRAFT-N MINI-CARD;
ALIENWARE COMMAND CENTER MOBILE; CYBERLINK YOUCAM WEBCAM APPLICATION; NERO 7 R5.9 DL; POWERDVD 7 FOR VISTA 8CH; SYSTEM PERSONALIZATION; CREATIVE X-FI EXPRESSCARD NOTEBOOK; NERO 7 R5.9

 

Vista Touchpad Driver 10.1.8.0 WHQL

Known Issues in this driver release:
• FN+F12 key combination does not disable the touchpad and touchpad light.
• Touchpad must be disabled and enabled under the Synaptics Device Settings tab in the Mouse Properties.

Fixes in this driver release:

• Driver is digitally signed by Microsoft (WHQL)
• Allows touchpad and keyboard to be used simultaneously.
• Fixes touchpad auto-disable when external pointing devices are connected.
• Removes "evaluation copy" message from driver properties.


uploaded for you incase you cant find it

http://www.sendspace.com/file/jvn6ds

 

Awesome. Thanks for the upload, exiled.

 

I still don't see where it says that the driver fixes keyboard lag. Am I missing something?

 

I can't really tell if it fixed it completely. Sometimes I Feel like it's still here and vice versa.

 

the m15x_Touchpad_Vista_10.1.8.0_WHQL is not in the europen hive its only in the american one Alienware realy dont update there sites very much outside of america it realy f**ks me off

 

if you want it i did give an upload link 1 page back. you can just download it from my upload link

 

I still feel lag . Most notably when gaming.

 

From the beginning, typing in TF2 is the ONLY time i experience lag. It particularly sucks b/c I don't play with a mic.

Other than that, I haven't experienced any lag.

 

I type extremely fast so this is very noticeable for me. On my desktop, all is good. The only non-lag related problem is that sometimes I type so fast that when I hold shift to capitalize a letter the letter after it gets capitalized too because I hit it so fast that my finger is still on the shift button.

My typing feels suppressed now. (Note I had to fix suppressed twice)