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    frozen pointer on g530

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by audreyhorne, Sep 20, 2009.

  1. audreyhorne

    audreyhorne Notebook Consultant

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    everything else works fine, tried rebooting. don't have another usb mouse, any advice?
     
    audreyhorne, Sep 20, 2009
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    K i found a usb mouse, i plug it in and it works yet touchpad still doesn't work

    ANY ADVICE? thanks
     
    audreyhorne, Sep 20, 2009
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    ltrich Notebook Guru

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    reinstall drivers

    look for the pointing device in your device manager. is it there?
     
    ltrich, Sep 21, 2009
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    i've reintalled it several times, it's there

    i really don't understand. i read somewhere it might be video related? which actually makes sense. i was about to watch a movie on netflix when it permanently froze.

    also i'm using windows 7, probably related to that as well
     
    audreyhorne, Sep 21, 2009
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    before it broke i noticed that when i type emails it accidentally clicks ALL over the place. that is my only major gripe about the g530
     
    audreyhorne, Sep 21, 2009
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    You may have some luck posting your problem in the forums on Lenovo's website. Notebookreview.com forums are great but if it's a problem no one else has had you may not get much assistance.

    Here's a funny post from the lenovo forums related to the trackpad.

    Had the computer a couple of weeks and the touchpad is dead. I thought I might have turned off a setting, but it doesn't appear that way. I have a wireless optical usb mouse that works fine. Any suggestions before I call tech support? thank you

    ENABLE THE TOUCHPAS USING THOUCHPAD BUTTON THAT PLACED BESIDE THE VOLUME BUTTON IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE UNIT AT THE TOP OF THE UNIT.
    http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-3000-and-Value-line/Touchpad-for-the-G530/td-p/150654
     
    gmoneyphatstyle, Sep 21, 2009
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    audreyhorne Notebook Consultant

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    THANKS i'm going to try this

    also i was going to post on that forum but it says i'm banned (LOL) i've only made one other post there so it must be some mistake

    edit: it worked, i feel kind of stupid now. silly keyboard
     
    audreyhorne, Sep 21, 2009
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