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    Touchpad disables itself for a second when I use keyboard

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Napbree, Sep 26, 2008.

  1. Napbree

    Napbree Notebook Evangelist

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    Title explains it all. When I type or alt_tab out of something my touchpad stops working for like a second! Why is this?

    Can I fix it?

    Thanks
     
    Napbree, Sep 26, 2008
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  2. whizzo

    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    there was a thread for this a while ago. i think you need the newest synaptics drivers, and then you can move around a slider to adjust this. it's supposed to prevent accidental scrolling while typing.
     
    whizzo, Sep 26, 2008
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  3. BattleDuck

    BattleDuck Notebook Geek

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    Yeah lower the sensitivity on the palm rest, it's under touchpad properties under mouse properties or something. I had the same problem.
     
    BattleDuck, Sep 26, 2008
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  4. Napbree

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    Oh yeah, got it - thanks :)
     
    Napbree, Sep 26, 2008
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