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    Inspiron 1545 touchpad problem

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by adamd164, Oct 2, 2011.

  1. adamd164

    adamd164 Newbie

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    Hi.
    I have a Dell Inspiron 1545.

    I spilt a small bit of drink on the touchpad recently and it stopped responding. The keyboard still works fine, it was just on the touchpad itself.

    I got a new palmrest and touchpad online and did a DIY replacement but to no avail - the hardware is not showing up in Control Panel and obviously trying to install the driver for it does nothing.

    I took the laptop apart again and made sure the connection from the touchpad to the motherboard was secure, but still no luck.

    Anyone have an idea? I can use a USB mouse but I find it annoying, prefer the touchpad.

    Thanks...
     
    adamd164, Oct 2, 2011
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  2. Mihael Keehl

    Mihael Keehl Notebook Evangelist

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    What kind of replacement DIY palmrest did you end up replacing? If you have a link it'd be a great help and could you also post the specs of your laptop.
     
    Mihael Keehl, Oct 2, 2011
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  3. adamd164

    adamd164 Newbie

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    I got a palmrest/touchpad on eBay for the Inspiron 1545 and simply replaced my old one with it.

    DELL Inspiron 1545 Palmrest Touchpad W395F PTF49

    My specs are:

    Model: Dell Inspiron 1545
    Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium v 6.0
    Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T5800 @2.00GHz
    Memory (RAM): 3.00 GB
    System Type: 32-bit operating system
    BIOS: Pheonix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A02

    Thanks.
     
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  4. Mihael Keehl

    Mihael Keehl Notebook Evangelist

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    The problem is that the product you purchased was used, so there's a good chance it was broken from the start. I would recommend getting an unused/manufacturer refurbished version of that. That way all possibility of it being broken can be denied, also think about upgrading to Windows 7 (64-Bit).

    As a side-note, see if you can get a Intel Core 2 Duo T6400/T6500/T6600/T6670/T8100/T8300/T9300/T9500, these processors will also make your laptop run cooler and more efficiently, as I've heard that's the biggest issue w/1545's.
     
    Mihael Keehl, Oct 2, 2011
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