Mouse drift on Dell Latitude c840 running Feisty 7.04

[Adam M]

Hi,

I already tried that proposed BIOS solution, but it had absolutely no
effect on my laptop. Thanks anyway!

-Adam


On Mon, 14 May 2007 12:03:39 -0700, "NoOp" <glgxg at mfire.com> said:
> 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>
> 
> 
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