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    Touch pad wont work-DELL INSPIRON 1300

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by christianaidoo, Feb 23, 2011.

  1. christianaidoo

    christianaidoo Newbie

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    I opened to clean my laptop so I had to disconnect the touchpad cable terminal from the motherboard. After cleaning, I connected it appropriately and screwed up the laptop. After booting I discovered that the touchpad isnt functioning, not even the buttons. Ive opend up and reconnected but no change.

    I have installed the SYNAPTICS driver from DELL and no change.

    What could be wrong?

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    christianaidoo, Feb 23, 2011
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  2. Skye2

    Skye2 Notebook Evangelist

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    Try reinstalling the touch pad software / drivers then make sure the buttons are enabled in the touch pad configuration.
     
    Skye2, Feb 23, 2011
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  3. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    The touchpad should work without a additional driver. The Dell driver only provides additional features and calibration options. If you're sure that all of your connections are good, chances are you probably broke something and may need a new touchpad/palmrest/assembly.

    I'd say re-check your connections again, and I mean all of them, not just the one you think is the touchpad... I think it's actually hard to break something like this.
     
    Commander Wolf, Feb 27, 2011
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  4. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Have you tried going back to the Windows touchpad driver? I tend to find Synaptic driver sometimes makes it worse, really depends on your OS/model. The Dell model you have is the atypical Dell, the touchpad is part of the palmrest and has a connector on the motherboard.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Feb 27, 2011
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