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    Serious inherent issue with broken touchpad!

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Geared2play.com, Jul 19, 2007.

  1. Geared2play.com

    Geared2play.com Company Representative

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    So we were able to isolate a serious and potentially deadly issue with a customers laptop that was sent in for rma for unrelated reasons. the picture below explains. the yellow sticky note was added by me before returning [​IMG]
     
    Geared2play.com, Jul 19, 2007
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  2. odin243

    odin243 Notebook Prophet

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    Umm, what exactly was the issue? The tape? If so, how is that potentially deadly?

    Edit: it looks like the touchpad might be broken underneath the tape?? Is that the problem?
     
    odin243, Jul 19, 2007
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  3. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    LOL!


    Hahahahaha nice one ;)
     
    coriolis, Jul 19, 2007
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  4. redzapper

    redzapper Notebook Consultant

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    The customer was trying to disable the scroll using tape???
     
    redzapper, Jul 19, 2007
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  5. Geared2play.com

    Geared2play.com Company Representative

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    uhhhh ye?
    am i the only one who found this funny?
     
    Geared2play.com, Jul 19, 2007
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  6. AlexOnFyre

    AlexOnFyre Needs to get back to work NBR Reviewer

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    My scroll seems to have disabled itself all of a sudden. But wow, people surprise me more every day.
     
    AlexOnFyre, Jul 19, 2007
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  7. vallaird

    vallaird Notebook Consultant

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    Amazing, that's the coolest way of disabling the scroll I have ever seen ... :D
     
    vallaird, Jul 19, 2007
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  8. vallaird

    vallaird Notebook Consultant

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    Maybe you can add on the yellow sticky to use black electrical tape so it would merge better with the laptop color ...
     
    vallaird, Jul 19, 2007
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  9. Geared2play.com

    Geared2play.com Company Representative

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    the laptop is gun metal color not black :)
    picture is overexposed
     
    Geared2play.com, Jul 19, 2007
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  10. Jumper

    Jumper Notebook Deity

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    I just axed the Synaptics driver startup task to get rid of my scroll, but that's just me....
     
    Jumper, Jul 20, 2007
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  11. AlexOnFyre

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    When I enabled the Synaptics driver the touchpad got like twice as responsive, it was incredible.
     
    AlexOnFyre, Jul 20, 2007
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  12. Ackeron

    Ackeron Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    bwhahahahah that's awesome. People out there are scary when it comes to technology :p
     
    Ackeron, Jul 20, 2007
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