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Kasumi_Ninja
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 Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 5:55 pm Post subject: (SOLVED)Help! My mouse is moving on it's own! |
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I have a strange problem on my dell latitude c600. At random intervals the mouse starts moving  , without me doing anything. In fact I have to struggle to get control back. I heard this problem could be solved in Windows by installing another driver. I have tried 4 different mice (PS/2 and USB) and several Linux distro's but the problems remains. Any idea what can I can do?
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Kasumi_Ninja
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Your my hero! Thank you so much. I never thought this annoying problem that has haunted me the past year was so easy to fix  . I unscrewed my keyboard, unscrewed the pointer stick. pulled the ribbon out (no cutting is needed you just yank it out much like you do with PCI cards), taped the ribbon in place, et voila problem solved!
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dentoo
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 9:25 pm Post subject: D400 |
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anybody knows if this fix works for Dell D400 as well? |
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 9:51 pm Post subject: Re: D400 |
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| dentoo wrote: |
anybody knows if this fix works for Dell D400 as well? |
Are you having the same problems? You can try! You best follow these instructions:
| Quote: | Witchaven
May 2nd, 2007 | 12:51 am
Just fixed this problem on my borthers C600. Its not neccessary to actually cut the cable. You can do the following instead:
- unplug the connector (that the two ribbon cables connect to) from the motherboard
- open up the connector (clips on each end of the plug) and remove the smaller ribbon cable from the plug
- re-assemble the plug so that only the large ribbon cable is inserted
- plug the connector back to the motherboard
Although this involves a few additional steps, it does mean you can undo the job if it turns out the trackpoint was not the cause of the problem, e.g. if it was the touchpad instead. |
From: http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2005/11/12/fixing-mouse-drift-on-a-dell-latitude-c600-with-a-sledgehammer/ |
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dentoo
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 10:12 pm Post subject: Re: D400 |
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| Aniruddha wrote: | | dentoo wrote: |
anybody knows if this fix works for Dell D400 as well? |
Are you having the same problems? You can try! You best follow these instructions:
| Quote: | Witchaven
May 2nd, 2007 | 12:51 am
Just fixed this problem on my borthers C600. It�s not neccessary to actually cut the cable. You can do the following instead:
- unplug the connector (that the two ribbon cables connect to) from the motherboard
- open up the connector (clips on each end of the plug) and remove the smaller ribbon cable from the plug
- re-assemble the plug so that only the large ribbon cable is inserted
- plug the connector back to the motherboard
Although this involves a few additional steps, it does mean you can undo the job if it turns out the trackpoint was not the cause of the problem, e.g. if it was the touchpad instead. |
From: http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2005/11/12/fixing-mouse-drift-on-a-dell-latitude-c600-with-a-sledgehammer/ |
well I need my nipple(trackpoint)..
cause I always use it
so I will try the first one with the anti static touchpad naylon |
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