Mouse drift on Dell Latitude c840 running Feisty 7.04

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On 05/14/2007 11:18 AM, Adam M wrote:
> Hi Albert,
> 
> Thanks for the reply.
> 
> It may be that I'm naive, but if this truly a pervasive issue across
> operating systems for multiple models of Dell Latitude laptops, it seems
> that Dell would have big problems. To your knowledge, have they
> acknowledged this hardware issue? Is this something they can repair?
> This laptop is long since out of warranty, but I'd rather pay to get
> repaired rather than buy a brand new laptop.
> 
> Thanks again,
> Adam
> 

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Dell+Latitude+%2Btouchpad+problems

Perhaps this will solve the problem?
http://weblogs.asp.net/israelio/archive/2004/07/02/171615.aspx
<quote>
As I nearly gave up I found a quick solution for the problem:

Go into the BIOS (F2).  Press Alt-P until you reach "Page 4 of 7".
Under "Pointing Device" change the setting from "PS/2-Touchpad" to
"PS/2".  Reboot.

The touchpad and point stick will still function as long as there isn't
a mouse plugged into the PS/2 port.  If the mouse is plugged in, it will
override the integrated devices.
</quote>