[ltp] Touch Pad Stopped Working

[Gurunandan R. Bhat]

Thanks a Ton, Bernard. The connector had indeed come off the board and 
all it required was to plug it in again. As an aside I just wonder if 
normal shocks in the course of work (I often carry the Notebook on my 
rucksack on a motorbike) can dislodge the connector since I have never 
ever opened it before.

Thanks once again and warm regards
Gurunandan
 

Bernhard Sputh wrote:
> On Tuesday 24 January 2006 08:07, Gurunandan R. Bhat wrote:
>   
>> Hi all,
>>
>> The touchpad on my R52 has stopped working. It was working the night
>> before and the next day it just stopped. It does not work in Windows
>> either. And my BIOS setup screen does not include an option to activate
>> or deactivate it.
>>     
>
> The BIOS detects the presence of the touchpad, so it is most probably a 
> hardware issue. Either the touchpad is dead (I don't think so), or the 
> connector of the touchpad went out of its socket. 
>
> I had these symptoms when the service technician forgot to plug the touchpad 
> into the motherboard. It is quite easy to fix, as the connector is in case of 
> the R50p under the keyboard, and I assume the same for the R52, just remove 
> the keyboard and then plug it back in again. Check the Hardware Maintenance 
> Manual for Your model on how to do it. It is available from IBM.
>
> ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/39t2462.pdf
>
> Cheers
> Bernhard
>