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    How to enable both touchpad and USB mouse at same time - Asus G73SW-XN2

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by sanitywonko, Sep 19, 2011.

  1. sanitywonko

    sanitywonko Newbie

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    I know it's by design that when you plug in a USB mouse, the touchpad gets disabled. I'd like to have both working though at the same time and I can't find anywhere that this is configurable.

    Can anyone point me in the right direction please?
     
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  2. JOSEA

    JOSEA NONE

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    Check - control panel - mouse - device setting (If you have synaptics software installed) there should be an option. I have a check box that will allow both to be used.
     
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  3. sanitywonko

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    Thanks I found it. I swear I looked there before but I must have overlooked it.

    The option bit is called "Disable internal pointing device when external USB pointing device is attached".
     
    sanitywonko, Sep 19, 2011
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