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    A8jm touchpad

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by shadow85, Oct 1, 2006.

  1. shadow85

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    Anyone knows how to disable the touchpad on the a8jm?
     
    shadow85, Oct 1, 2006
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    Control Panel > Mouse Settings > Device Setting Value Tab (or something like that, translated from Chinese) > Check Disable internal pointing device when external USB device is connected (again, loosely translated)

    You can also disable it in the BIOS.
     
    yan, Oct 1, 2006
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    Or you could just press Fn+F9. Boy would it be annoying if that didn't exist; don't know why they don't label it =S
     
    rwei, Oct 1, 2006
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    Oh ****... I didn't even know that was there.

    Although I really don't see why the touchpad needs to be turned off. I use a wireless keyboard at home, and even when I'm using the laptop keyboard, my hand doesn't really touch the touchpad when I'm typing.
     
    yan, Oct 1, 2006
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    Fn+F9 doesn't work for me....
     
    ProfessorChaos, Oct 1, 2006
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    that's odd. do you have the updated synaptics drivers?
     
    gusto5, Oct 1, 2006
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    yea the ones from the asus website.
     
    ProfessorChaos, Oct 1, 2006
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    ohhh ok. that's odd then.

    on a sidenote, if the asus one still doesnt allow you to set settings for the touchpad, you can get the updated ones at synaptics.com
     
    gusto5, Oct 1, 2006
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    Prof: Do the other Fn-F keys work for you?

    IF not, might be the ATK drivers..
     
    Darrick, Oct 1, 2006
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    darrick

    all the fn function keys work fine...except for scroll lock....
     
    ProfessorChaos, Oct 1, 2006
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    yea it doesnt work for me either. darrick, it works for u?
     
    shadow85, Oct 1, 2006
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    how umm...do you know if scroll lock is working? i realize ive never used that before.
     
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    Fn F9 works for me...
     
    Darrick, Oct 1, 2006
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    My Fn+F9 stopped working for a while when I installed Logitech Mouseware-Synaptics doesn't play well with other pointing device drivers.

    From my experience with my A8Jm you basically have to have all the stuff installed. I don't remember if Synaptics came with a utility, but if it did, install it :).
     
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    Fn + F9 works now!!! its the touchpad driver.

    update: if synatic doesnt startup in you system tray, you can used this feature. =(
     
    shadow85, Oct 3, 2006
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    sweet deal : D
     
    gusto5, Oct 3, 2006
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    Hmm.. I do have Synaptics in my System tray.. and Fn F9 still works...
     
    Darrick, Oct 3, 2006
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    *cant

    sorry for the typo.
     
    shadow85, Oct 7, 2006
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