One side is roughened to bond the foil/paper seal, and the grip was so good, I didn’t even bother with the tape. 02: I broke the clip for the keyboard ribbon on a M35x-s309 – just the ONE END came out the other was still in place, and my fumblefingers could NOT finesse it, so I tried exactly what you mentioned: I snipped about a 1/4″ edge off a Nicorette gum bubble pack, cleaned all the foil off it, and it worked perfectly. This site reminds me of the Net of the ‘old days’ wayy back in the 90s where people pitched in without popups, surveys, ‘free downloads’, etc,etc – and when I DO manage to get another job, I am definitely PP-ing a few bucks your way. While holding the cable, push the tab into the connector.Įven though the locking tab is broken, it should secure the cable.Īgain, apply some tape over the connection to secure it. Push the cable all the way into the connector. Position the broken tab the way it was plugged before but do not push it into the connector yet. The locking tab is broken and also separated from the base. Here’s another type of touchpad connector. Now you can secure the connection with tape. The piece of plastic applies pressure on the cable and it makes good connection with the contacts. It doesn’t look the same as before but nevertheless the cable secured inside. On the following picture you see the connector “fixed”. Make sure the touchpad still seated inside. Insert this piece of plastic into the connector. It has to fit inside the connector and be thick enough to fit tightly between the four metal hinges and touchpad cable. In order to work properly the cable contacts have to touch contacts inside the connector but it’s not happening when the locking tab is missing.įind a small piece of plastic. The touchpad cable has contacts on the bottom side – the side which is facing the motherboard. Insert the touchpad cable back into the connector. Unfortunately there is no way to attached broken tab back. I wasn’t careful enough and separated the locking tab from the base. On the following picture you see the damaged connector. After that you pull the cable from the connector. The locking tap opens up at a 90 degree angle and releases the touchpad cable. In order to unlock the connector you lift up the left side of the locking tab. The connector has а white base (permanently attached to the motherboard) and locking tab (moving part). On the following picture you see a typical touchpad connector.
We’ll do it using the same technique as for fixing the keyboard connector. You may want to right-click the affected entry in the device manager and hit Uninstall device before installing a new driver.Let’s try to repair it.
Install the latest update to see if this fixes your touchpad problem.
Otherwise, run a Google search for your laptop name plus "drivers" and look for a Downloads or Updates section on your device's page on the manufacturer's website. If you have a manufacturer utility like Lenovo System Update installed, use that to check for updates.
These often work better than the generic drivers Windows uses, and could thus clear up your issues.
Read more: How to Find & Replace Outdated Windows Driversįinally, it's worth visiting your laptop manufacturer's website and downloading the latest driver.
If you see any devices in this header that have a yellow exclamation point or red X by them, this indicates a driver issue. It's unlikely this will actually find a new driver to fix the issue, but sometimes it comes through. Next, right-click and select Update driver, then Search automatically for updated driver software. Once you've found your mouse, try right-clicking and choosing Disable device, then Enable device again. Review common reasons Windows becomes unresponsive if you need to diagnose a deeper problem. After several minutes, if it's still frozen, you'll need to press and hold the physical Power button to power it down. If neither of these has any result, give your computer a few moments to process whatever it's doing. To test this, hit the Windows key to open the Start Menu, then try Ctrl + Alt + Delete to open the Security screen. In that case, neither the touchpad nor the keyboard will work at all. If your touchpad stops working as a one-off occurrence, your computer could be totally locked up. This sounds a bit silly, but it's worth double-checking. Most of these tips apply to Windows, but those on a Mac can use some of them too.
We'll walk you through common troubleshooting steps to fix a trackpad that's not functional.
Chances are that when your laptop mouse pad is not working, the fix is fairly simple. If you can't move your mouse cursor, it's hard to get much done on your computer.īut don't fret. When your laptop touchpad stops working, it's easy to go into a panic.