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Touchpad ribbon

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  • 07-05-2013 8:32pm
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    Marsden
    Registered Users Posts: 673 ✭✭✭


    Pretty sure I have a faulty touchpad ribbon in a Samsung rv511. I have 2 spare laptops at home, dell Inspiron 6000 and an MSI wind 300 netbook. Would anyone here know if these would be compatible, ie nick one from the less used laptops for me good one.


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    bonzodog2
    Registered Users Posts: 6,213 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    I'm guessing unlikely. Here's a cheap one
    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Samsung-RV511-RV520-NP-RV515-S3511-S3520-Series-Touchpad-Ribbon-Cable-Harness-/271112035873?pt=UK_Computing_Other_Computing_Networking&hash=item3f1f895e21

    I'd get a USB optical mouse myself.


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    Marsden
    Registered Users Posts: 673 ✭✭✭Marsden


    bonzodog2 wrote: »
    I'd get a USB optical mouse myself.
    Cheers bonzodog, I have a mini mouse but I'd rather have it fixed as the laptop goes back and forth with me to college. The mini mouse got squished in me bag and the roller's banjaxed.


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    bonzodog2
    Registered Users Posts: 6,213 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    Is there any reason you suspect the cable rather than the touchpad itself? I'd suspect the pad, and they are more expensive than a cable. Some seem to get sold as part of the top part of the case, or possibly, I've heard,part of the motherboard (Sony, I'm looking at you, bad design). Maybe the cable needs re-seating though.


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    Marsden
    Registered Users Posts: 673 ✭✭✭Marsden


    bonzodog2 wrote: »
    Is there any reason you suspect the cable rather than the touchpad itself? I'd suspect the pad, and they are more expensive than a cable. Some seem to get sold as part of the top part of the case, or possibly, I've heard,part of the motherboard (Sony, I'm looking at you, bad design). Maybe the cable needs re-seating though.
    The mouse keeps right clicking itself so it can't be the pad. I have resat the cable a few times and it's still not working. The buttons were working intermittently but just go mad now when the cable is in.


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