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    Disale touchpad automatically when mouse connected

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by sean473, Dec 20, 2009.

  1. sean473

    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    hi , i've got a Synaptics Touchpad and i want to make it automatically disable itself when a mouse is connected. How do i do that?
     
    sean473, Dec 20, 2009
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    dtwn C'thulhu fhtagn

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    Setting should be available in your Synaptics driver.

    Some HPs have a button for disabling the touchpad as well.
     
    dtwn, Dec 20, 2009
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    splashpants Notebook Consultant

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    The only thing I know that will do that is the Alps touchpad driver. But I have never had any luck with the synaptics :)
     
    splashpants, Dec 20, 2009
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    Yeah, the alps driver has that option, but I don't believe the synaptics driver does.
     
    surfasb, Dec 20, 2009
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  5. DEagleson

    DEagleson Gamer extraordinaire

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    You can manually disable a Synaptics touchpad by entering:
    Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, and then Mouse.

    In Mouse, click on the Synaptics tab and highlight the touchpad and click disable.
    Just remember to turn it on when you plan to use the notebook without a usb mouse.
     
    DEagleson, Dec 20, 2009
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    Not sure about HP, but my Dell e1405 has the ability to control that in the BIOS options. Might take a look there.
     
    jeremysdad, Dec 20, 2009
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    ok so it is not possible to do this automatically?
     
    sean473, Dec 20, 2009
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    Kocane Notebook Deity

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    "Disable touchpad automatically when mouse connected"

    AFAIK not with synaptics on Windows no, sorry.
     
    Kocane, Dec 20, 2009
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    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    so can i use that alps driver instead of synaptic one ? Or will this not work?
     
    sean473, Dec 21, 2009
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    Well, either it will be like installing ATI drivers on a Nvidia notebook or it could work. xD
    (Luckily a touchpad driver is easier to remove than a graphics driver.)
     
    DEagleson, Dec 21, 2009
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  11. sean473

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    anyone tried this yet on a Dv5t?
     
    sean473, Dec 22, 2009
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