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    So I plugged in the mouse, and the touchpad went dead...

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by rainstorms123, Dec 5, 2011.

  1. rainstorms123

    rainstorms123 Notebook Enthusiast

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    folks,help me.
    It seems the syncaptics touchpad on my g74sx will be disabled if I plug in a mouse. now my touchpad is disabled, doesn't work at all

    I still want to use both mouse and pad.. anyone know how to solve this?
     
    rainstorms123, Dec 5, 2011
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    thegr8anand Notebook Guru

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    You have to open mouse settings in control panel, and in synaptics tab there should be check box which does that. Uncheck it.
     
    thegr8anand, Dec 5, 2011
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    FlyingFalcon Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes. There's a check box in the last tab in mouse properties which says something like "disable internal pointing device when external mouse is plugged in" or something similar. Uncheck it if it is checked.
     
    FlyingFalcon, Dec 5, 2011
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    JOSEA NONE

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    JOSEA, Dec 5, 2011
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