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touchpad

Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 8:11 pm
by s.dot
So, I'm on my new laptop. I hooked up a USB mouse. Now whenever I go to type something my palms keep hitting the horrid touchpad. Is there an option somewhere to disable it? Or am I SOL?

Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 8:14 pm
by Burrito
you should be able to disable it in the bios.

most newer bios revisions will allow you to disable it when another external mouse is plugged in and "turn on" again when it's unplugged...but it totally depends on the manufacturer of the m-board.

you might check your windoze settings too 8O

Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 8:24 pm
by s.dot
haha surprizzing. windows had an option.

it was in the MOUSE setting under control panel ;) Imagine that.

Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 8:41 pm
by Nathaniel
I love my touchpad :) use it more than my USB mouse... even when it's plugged in...

Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 10:50 pm
by John Cartwright
more specifically, what options did you change? I have the same problem :P

Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 1:54 am
by s.dot
how could you possibly like a touchpad more? besides the scroll thingy.. that is pretty nice :-P

To disable the touchpad, I went to

Start > Control Panel > Mouse > Device Settings > Highlighted the touchpad mouse > Disable