How do I disable the touchpad on my Dell XPS laptop??

StevieP · 22 Sep 2011 at 21:41

I've got a Dell XPS L702x and every now and again I catch the touchpad while typing and it moves the cursor without me wanting to - which is really annoying!

Now there is an "Fn" button (function??) thats orange and on the F3 key there is a picture of the touchpad with an "X" over it, which I would assume would disable the touchpad!?!?! :confused:

Trouble is, when I press it, all it seems to do is turn on and off a small orange light at the top of the touchpad...... but either option doesnt actually turn the thing off!?!?!? :mad:

Any ideas??

beermonster · 22 Sep 2011 at 22:09

There's usually an option in the mouse control panel to turn off while typing, it maybe under the synaptics options.

StevieP · 22 Sep 2011 at 23:44

Cant see anything in the mouse options - I'm really wondering if its a driver issue - ie. the driver to switch the touchpad off isnt working/installed!?!?

RobK · 23 Sep 2011 at 00:10

Have you got the Synaptics touchpad driver installed? The F3 function on mine does disable the trackpad - an orange light appears to indicate this. Also in the Synaptics driver settings under Pointing > Sensitivity there is a feature called TouchCheck which detects accidental contact while typing.

StevieP · 23 Sep 2011 at 09:41

I cant see anything in my control panel about Synaptics!?!? Where would I get it from?

I just assumed because it worked, it was all installed correctly!

*edit* nevermind, found it on the Dell website and its worked a treat! - Thanks guys!