Trackpad is dead

[Wossi]

For some reason the trackpad on my laptop has stopped working :( having to do everything using the keyboard and struggling :( Anyone got any idea why it would do this?

Using ubuntu if that's any help.

[leowyatt]

does it move the cursor around? If not it could be the cable for it have worked loose?

[Wossi]

Just tried to strip it down but for some reason unable to completely take it apart. But from what I could see and feel, not much admittedly, the cable seems fine.

Was wierd, was browsing youtube when all of a sudden the cursor wouldn't move and the buttons for the trackpad didn't respond. :(

Feel like throwing it against the wall :(

[leowyatt]

deffo sounds like a cable, what kinda laptop is it?

[Wossi]

It's and Acer Aspire 5630.

Just stripped it down again and can't see any loose cables. Unless I'm going blind or have no idea at what I'm looking at :(

EDIT:

Get ready to point and laugh...





It turns out I had accidently turned off the track pad using the Fn key + F7 :o

Going to go hang my head in shame and cry.

[Mark]

Usually the connector is somewhere under the edge of the keyboard or palmrest (hint - it isn't the keyboard ribbon connector). Inspect the cable for damage as well as they're prone to getting pinched between the chassis and palmrest or keyboard.

I wonder where Leo got that particular idea from (I've got another one of those at home now and I stripped it to replace the hard disk so came across that particular connector).

[Wossi]

See above ^^ :(

[Mark]

ROFL ;D ;D

1,000 lines for you - 'I shall not abuse the Function key' :p