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    How to permanently disable the touch pad on a Lenovo Thinkpad?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by pkincy, Jun 30, 2013.

  1. pkincy

    pkincy Notebook Evangelist

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    I can do it temporarily by going to control panel>mouse>ultranav and unchecking the "enable trackpad."

    However it reenables on any boot.

    Perry
     
    pkincy, Jun 30, 2013
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  2. turqoisegirl08

    turqoisegirl08 Notebook Evangelist

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    If this is for your W520 boot into BIOS then click on config>> Keyboard/Mouse >> Touchpad >> Disable.

    Don't forget to press F10 when exiting BIOS to save the settings. If it is for your X220 then the instructions should be valid for that model as well.
     
    turqoisegirl08, Jun 30, 2013
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  3. pkincy

    pkincy Notebook Evangelist

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    Done, Thank you.
     
    pkincy, Jun 30, 2013
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  4. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    I pulled the cable from the touch pad that connects to the motherboard.
     
    ZaZ, Jul 1, 2013
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  5. Bronsky

    Bronsky Wait and Hope.

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    A bit inartful. No? An axe would have sufficed as well. ;)
     
    Bronsky, Jul 1, 2013
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    Does doing that have some extra advantage over simply turning it off in the BIOS?
     
    OtherSongs, Jul 1, 2013
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    No matter what happens, it'll never work.
     
    ZaZ, Jul 1, 2013
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