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    Disable mouse thingy on T500

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by npv1597, Mar 4, 2010.

  1. npv1597

    npv1597 Notebook Guru

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    Is it possible to disable the touch pad mouse pointer thing completely. You know, the thing underneath the space bar. I prefer the little red thing. The pad gets in the way sometimes.

    Sorry if my hardware terminology isn't very clear.

    Thanks!
     
    npv1597, Mar 4, 2010
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    LegendaryKA8 Nutty ThinkPad Guy

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    You can press the Fn key and F8 at the same time. This brings up a box that will allow you to enable the TrackPoint(the red keyboard-based pointing device) or the touchpad, or both. Just select "Enable TrackPoint Only(disable touchpad)" to use just the TrackPoint.
     
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  3. npv1597

    npv1597 Notebook Guru

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    Oh wow, I didn't realize it was so simple! Thanks!
     
    npv1597, Mar 4, 2010
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