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    just got my m1330 but i have questions help

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Kossel, Sep 7, 2007.

  1. Kossel

    Kossel Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi, this is the first time i m having a notebook.

    i just got my m1330 few days ago, i was trying to do a clean vista install to get rip of those bloat ware, and i finally done .

    but i still have some questions related to this notebook:
    1. for somehow the eject button doesn't work :s neither with the Vista installed or in bios. i was wondering if i still missing something.

    2. there are 2 bars in the touchpad, one horizontal other vertical, are they use for scroll pages like a mouse? if so, it not working also..

    any idea?
     
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    darthsat, Sep 7, 2007
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  3. Phillip

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    not sure about the eject button.
    yes, the bars are for scrolling, but I'm no sure why they don't work since mine don't work either(that is to say they stopped working about a month ago)
    I'd like to know how to get the bars working myself.
     
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    use the drivers in the link posted by darthsat, they work.
    at least for Win XP, but they should work for vista as well
     
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  5. Kossel

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    thanx Darthsat, i got the touch pad works.

    but the ejection button is strange :S not working in BIOs, Windows, mediaDirect :( but when i turn the notebook on, all button next to the power button blink.. all button works except the eject button :(
     
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    Use this driver directly from Synaptics: http://www.synaptics.com/decaf/drivers/v9_2_5_Vis32.exe

    For whatever reason Dell's newer mouse pad drivers are complete stripped of functions. The Synaptics driver gives you everything.

    The Synaptics touchpad on the M1330 is SO much better than the Alps pad on the Vostro 1400 and all Latitudes. Much more responsive.

     
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    When you go to my computer and right click on dvd...press eject. What happens?
     
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    when i press eject, the disk eject normally. i follow ur clean vista install. but later i couldn't change the MD disc to vista disc, cuz i coundn´t eject it. what i did is made a usb live OS, boot from it them use the eject menu... :( that took me a long time. but now i got my vista fully installed, and the eject button still not working argg... :cry: :cry: :cry:

    what should i do
     
    Kossel, Sep 7, 2007
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