[ltp] E520 - turn off touch pad

[James Knott]

Matt Jenny wrote:
> Disable it in the BIOS, I do not remember where the option is, but its 
> not hard to find or you can disconnect it from the laptop itself, the 
> fingerprint reader and the touch pad are on the same ZIF connector, so 
> you will have to decide if you use the fingerprint reader.
>
> On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 4:23 PM, James Knott <james.knott@rogers.com 
> <mailto:james.knott@rogers.com>> wrote:
>
>     I have a ThinkPad E520, which comes with both TrackPoint and touch
>     pad pointing devices.  How do I turn off the touch pad.  I bought
>     a ThinkPad, because I hate touch pads and prefer TrackPoint.  Even
>     though I use the TrackPoint, the touch pad is still an irritation,
>     as it responds to my hand moving above it.  I just want to turn it
>     completely off.
>
>     tnx jk
>
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I don't have the fingerprint reader, but since this is a brand new 
computer, I'm not too anxious to open it.