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    Touchpad problems 1530

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by canada16, Mar 23, 2008.

  1. canada16

    canada16 Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey

    I closed my lid as i was downloading something and left it for about 30 min, when i opened it back up the mouse went all wacky and started going from one side of the screen to the other, and i could not use it for about 5 min.

    Is this normal for these touchpads, as I have never owned a laptop before, very annoying that I could not use my laptop for about 5 min.

    Any ideas

    Thanks
     
    canada16, Mar 23, 2008
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  2. roland_j

    roland_j Notebook Consultant

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    This is not normal for touchpads in general, usually touchpads work perfectly fine and are a lot more responsive/smooth than the m1530's.

    However this is normal and a common complaint, I have the problem myself. Its a bug with the touchpad, and the touchpad sucks in general.

    One fix is to rapidly click after you open, left clicking a lot for 30 seconds and it'l lbe fine
     
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  3. canada16

    canada16 Notebook Evangelist

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    hey

    Sorry never seen the thread for the same complaint, Have posted on there, but thanks for the answer, The guy on you tube seems to think around the same thing, will keep an eye on it.

    It only happens if i leave the monitor on if i want to watch a movie or something and close the lid.
     
    canada16, Mar 23, 2008
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