Laptop mouse pad not working!

[Beckyjlink]

Help!

 

The mouse pad on my Packard Bell Easynote TJ71 had stopped working mid-flow. There is a red-lit icon at the top of the keyboard - pointing hand with +. I can use up and down arrows and enter, but can't get the arrow to move with the mouse pad.

[KenB]

Hi and welcome to ExTS

 

If you plug in a USB mouse - does this perform normally ?

[Plastic Nev]

Hi Becky,

 

This actually might be a FN key related issue. With some laptops you can turn the mouse pad off when using a USB mouse.

 

Look for a symbol similar to the mouse pad on one of the keys, usually the top row F keys, once you think you have it, try pressing and holding down the FN key then the other key that you find. In my case on a Toshiba it is the F9 key. Try that one first just in case it is a standard.

See if that toggles the mouse pad back on.

 

Nev.

[KenB]

I think Nev may be correct with this one.

 

Mine is the blue Fn key + F7

 

Yours may be a different F key.