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    Touchpad Lag drivers

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Eltocliousus, Jun 23, 2008.

  1. Eltocliousus

    Eltocliousus Notebook Consultant

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    Is there a way to get touchpad drivers for the m15x to stop the lag?
    When i press a key i have to wait a second or two to move the touchpad, its quite annoying for games on the move..

    I tried MyHive but couldn't find anything.
     
    Eltocliousus, Jun 23, 2008
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  2. tacomenace21

    tacomenace21 Notebook Deity

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    have you tried getting rid of the touchpad drivers and just going with the stock M$ ones thats what I did. It seems to me that AW is real bad about updating their drivers.
     
    tacomenace21, Jun 23, 2008
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  3. Eltocliousus

    Eltocliousus Notebook Consultant

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    What do you mean by Stock M$ ones and where do i get them? Also how do i uninstall my current drivers on vista. <--- Vista noob
     
    Eltocliousus, Jun 23, 2008
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  4. GabeZ

    GabeZ Information Technology

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    How's it going Eltocliousus,
    You want to go to your control panel, add/remove programs, and look for either synaptics or alps (I don't know what it caim with). Then you want to click remove. On restart, it will reinstall the touchpad using vista drivers.

    Gabe
     
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  5. Eltocliousus

    Eltocliousus Notebook Consultant

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    ok, i uninstalled the Sypantic or something drivers but the problem is still here. noting has changed
     
    Eltocliousus, Jun 23, 2008
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  6. GabeZ

    GabeZ Information Technology

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    Did you restart the system?
     
    GabeZ, Jun 23, 2008
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  7. Gunsmith_Cat

    Gunsmith_Cat Notebook Evangelist

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    Unfortunately, I think you might have to bite the bullet, Elto, and use a mouse for on the road. Not sure the creators of the M15x expected people to want to play games with a "keys and touchpad" combo. :S
     
    Gunsmith_Cat, Jun 23, 2008
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  8. whizzo

    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    which is why i always keep a little notebook usb mouse in my laptop bag. plus the m15x' touchpad isn't especially good/usable anyway. it's okay, but not something i'd want to work over extended periods of time with.

    of course, at home, i hook up my Logitech G5 Refresh. best mouse ever hands down. :cool:
     
    whizzo, Jun 23, 2008
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  9. jordon

    jordon Notebook Enthusiast

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    uninstalling the driver and restarting worked for me. I prefer a real mouse though I use the logitech vx nano, I like it because the reciever is so tiny I can keep it in the laptop at all times without worry of it getting in the way when putting it in my bag and stuff. A bluetooth one would be good too for the same reason.
     
    jordon, Jun 23, 2008
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  10. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    same mouse as i use jordon. well worth the £23 i paid.
     
    MrDJ, Jun 23, 2008
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  11. Gunsmith_Cat

    Gunsmith_Cat Notebook Evangelist

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    I like the G9 gaming mouse. Good DPI for graphic work. :)
     
    Gunsmith_Cat, Jun 23, 2008
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    Gunsmith_Cat Notebook Evangelist

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    Can sombody tell me the DPI of the logitech vx nano? It does look really good.
     
    Gunsmith_Cat, Jun 23, 2008
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  13. groove75

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    Razer's Death Adder is also worth looking into. I have a G5 and currently use the D Adder. The glow matches the m15x if you use the same colors, of course. I love it.
     
    groove75, Jun 24, 2008
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