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    Disabling the touchpad on G74SX

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by GroveGnome, Oct 11, 2011.

  1. GroveGnome

    GroveGnome Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'd like to disable my touchpad when a mouse is plugged in. I lookd for the option but didn't see it under Mouse settings. I tried to install the latest touchpad driver from the G74 page at Asus, but it said it wasn't correct for my hardware. Can anyone help me out?
     
    GroveGnome, Oct 11, 2011
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    Idk if it is the same on yours as mine. But what i do to disable it

    Start - Type in "mouse" - Click "Mouse" - Click "Device Settings" (Might have a red icon on it) - Click "Settings" - Click "Tapping" - Uncheck "Enable Tapping"
     
    bayport, Oct 12, 2011
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    You can toggle it on and off using the F keys, typically F9
     
    Support.3@XOTIC PC, Oct 12, 2011
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    EDIT: Apologies. I misread your post.
     
    Nessly, Oct 13, 2011
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  5. GroveGnome

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    I never installed a driver for the touchpad, so the F9 is not working and there is also no option for Device Settings under Mouse settings. As I said, I tried to install the mouse driver on the asus site, but it said I had the wrong hardware. Can someone point me to the right touchpad driver for the G74SX-BBK7?
     
    GroveGnome, Oct 13, 2011
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    They actually have 4 different touch pad drivers on the ASUS support site for the G74SX here. Did you try all downloading all of the drivers under the touchpad category to see if any work or did you just try one?
     
    Support.4@XOTIC PC, Oct 13, 2011
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  7. GroveGnome

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    Brett, I think that was the issue, I assumed all 4 were the same driver with different revisions, but the lowest one is different. Thanks!
     
    GroveGnome, Oct 14, 2011
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    BrodyBoy, Oct 16, 2011
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