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    XPS M1530 Touch pad

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by bwright1979, Jun 9, 2008.

  1. bwright1979

    bwright1979 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Anybody having problems with their touch pad after they've closed and then opened it? My mouse "freaks" out when I open it and I'm unable to use the touchpad for a few minutes.

    Not a big deal, it always starts working again after a few minutes. Just annoying.

    Anyone else having this issue and why?
     
    bwright1979, Jun 9, 2008
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  2. Fountainhead

    Fountainhead Notebook Deity

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    Fountainhead, Jun 9, 2008
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    nekrosoft13 Notebook Consultant

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    mine does that sometimes just by sitting there. why did dell wanted to punish M1530 with Alps touchpad, when other laptops have Synaptics touchpad
     
    nekrosoft13, Jun 9, 2008
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    Do you have the latest (A08) bios installed? I hear it resolves touch pad issues. Mine came with it, and I never expericed anything odd with the pad.
     
    jfdube, Jun 9, 2008
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    Yeah, I have a synaptics on my old M140, and it's far nicer than the one on the M1530. I don't have the same issue as the OP, but often it seems as if I'm just routinely tracking across the screen and suddently the pointer leaps across to some other area of the screen. Annoying. Fortunately it happens seldom enough that I can deal with it.
     
    Fountainhead, Jun 9, 2008
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    r34p3rex Notebook Consultant

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    when i was on the phone with tech support (for a keyboard related isssue), the tech told me there was a problem with m1530touch pads so give them a call and see if they'll fix it :D
     
    r34p3rex, Jun 9, 2008
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    Yes I think with the A08 bios update it pretty solves the issue...
     
    Onie, Jun 9, 2008
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    subheight640 Notebook Geek

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    A09 hasn't solved the issue for me. Close it the lid and the touchpad goes crazy
     
    subheight640, Sep 3, 2008
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