[ltp] Touch Pad Stopped Working

[mario]

So, Gurunandan R. Bhat wrote:
> 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.

possibly so,
i've had this happen with a powerbook. I used to carry it in the top case
on the back of my motorcycle. It probably got bounced around too much.
In my case it was the sound card connector. This reminds me that my TP now
sits in the same place. It's probably better to keep it in a backpack now
that you mention it. However, you said "Rucksack" as in the one that
attaches to the back of your body. I don't think it would get to many
vibrations there, if it was strapped to the bike tough, it would.

mario;>






>
> 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
>>
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