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    Auto-Disable touchpad when you connect a mouse? NP6110

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by lanctot, Jan 9, 2013.

  1. lanctot

    lanctot Notebook Guru

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    I use to have that option on my alienware... where is it? :(

    I found a thread but its about 2 years old... and most likely not about the np6110.

    is there anything that can be done to get that option back??
     
    lanctot, Jan 9, 2013
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    I have not seen an option like that based on my experience with my NP9150. The Fn+F1 combination is still a really efficient way to turn the touchpad on and off if you have that option with your NP6110.
     
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    Yeah, check it, on my 8150 it is the Fn+F1.
     
    Abidderman, Jan 10, 2013
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    Check with HTWingnut, he has/had the Lappy and knows all about it. He is on these threads all the time.
     
    Abidderman, Jan 10, 2013
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  5. lanctot

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    Hey guys,

    I know Fn+F1 works but I need to do it every time I reboot my computer (or turn it back on.. you get the drift...)

    I was simply wondering if there was an option or a way to make sure that every time I plug my mouse it gets disable.

    Its not a big deal, I'll have to get use to it otherwise... its just that I'm not use to that and I usually forget to disable it and I hit the touch pad by mistakes and shift my cursor away... it can get annoying.
     
    lanctot, Jan 10, 2013
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    That should not be a very difficult thing to program. Any coder with too much free time on his hands?
     
    John@OBSIDIAN-PC, Jan 10, 2013
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    Go into your Device Manager, right click on the touchpad > Disable (or click Properties > Driver tab > Disable).

    I suppose you could disconnect the ribbon cable if it really came down to it, also.
     
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  9. lanctot

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    yea but I mean I need to use it sometimes like when im on the go.. i guess ill have to get use to it
     
    lanctot, Jan 10, 2013
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    You can always re-enable it in Device Manager, too. That's probably your best bet. It will just be annoying.

    There's no hotkey or button that will do the trick for you though.
     
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  11. Geekz

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    Try this

    Run RegEdit and modify [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Synaptics\SynTPEnh]
    "DisableIntPDFeature"=dword:00000033

    then open your touchpad properties > device settings > put a check on "Disable internal pointing device when external USB pointing device is attached"

    it's a hit or miss though, since some touchpad manufacturers enabled this feature to work and some doesn't (this works on older Lenovo touchpads, while it didn't for a dell laptop I used it on before)



    Link reference http://timhooker.blogspot.com/2012/02/auto-disable-synaptic-touch-pad-when.html
     
    Geekz, Jan 10, 2013
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