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    Touchpad buttons on NP8662 unresponsive

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by @nthony, Aug 4, 2009.

  1. @nthony

    @nthony Notebook Evangelist

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    How does one get them to function?

    I've installed the synaptics drivers (on Windows 7) but the only area it responds to is the main touchpad, the left and right lower regions around the fingerprint reader are unresponsive.

    I've tried drivers from the CD, Clevo, and Sager, they all don't seem to acknowledge that the M860TU doesn't have actual buttons... am I missing something obvious?

    edit: please delete me
     
    @nthony, Aug 4, 2009
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    I spent the last day and a half in frustration. I spent the last 5 minutes laughing at myself.

    There I was too afraid to depress the buttons thinking it was a touch sensor like the pad...

    What a riot that was until I realized that no where is this mentioned on the forums, manual, product specs, or anywhere else on the web... I must've been the only one :eek:
     
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    So wait, you thought that it was something of a censor? Not an actual button?
     
    DaBunBun, Aug 4, 2009
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    I think thats what he said
     
    lovetap, Aug 4, 2009
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    In short, he thought his left and right click were part of the touchpad sensor.
     
    Soviet Sunrise, Aug 4, 2009
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    Don't worry, you haven't been the first to ask about it.
     
    5482741, Aug 4, 2009
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    yep :)

    in another interesting update (but less related), has anyone else noticed that enabling Tap Zones and setting one to " send a double left button click" triggers the screen dim function?
    some sort of weird interplay between the synaptics and hotkey driver...
     
    @nthony, Aug 4, 2009
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