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    problems with typing

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by marland, Oct 28, 2011.

  1. marland

    marland Notebook Geek

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    while typing my cursor has started jumping around. can someone help me with this. my laptop is a g73jh
    thanks
     
    marland, Oct 28, 2011
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  2. Exsedol

    Exsedol Notebook Consultant

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    Stop moving the back of your palm across the touch pad. Or disable the touch pad with Fn+F9.
     
    Exsedol, Oct 28, 2011
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    It's either that or you have a faulty touchpad. In any case, you shouldn't use the palmrest when you type, it might be advertised as ergonomic, but it isn't. You're supposed to type in a position similar to piano so your wrists aren't angled upwards. That way you won't touch the touchpad and you should also avoid potential problems from a bad typing position.

    The brute force and expensive solution would also fix this, buy an external keyboard :p. Get a sturdy keyboard so it can take abuse from your touchpad related frustration :p.
     
    tijo, Oct 28, 2011
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  4. Exsedol

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    External keyboard can work, but it pushes the screen back an extra 9-12". I prefer the screen up closer. And yes, I do have an external monitor, but... :D
     
    Exsedol, Oct 29, 2011
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  5. marland

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    just installed a ssd and fn+f9 no longer works. wiped my old drive "the spinner" clean and i evidently wiped all of the asus functions with it. is there any way to get that back in operation?
    thanks guys for the help
     
    marland, Oct 29, 2011
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  6. FlyingFalcon

    FlyingFalcon Notebook Evangelist

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    Make sure you have the ATK package installed. You can download it from http://forum.notebookreview.com/asus-gaming-notebook-forum/583215-g73sw-g53sw-latest-drivers-everything-you-need-fresh-install.html. Check out point 3.5. That'll help restore all the fns. And also make sure you have the touchpad drivers installed.
     
    FlyingFalcon, Oct 29, 2011
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  7. marland

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    marland, Oct 29, 2011
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