Asus U47A - Problems with Elantech Touchpad

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dusoe

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Hi Everyone,

I just recently purchased an Asus U47A and Im having some strange touchpad issues. This laptop uses an elantech, not a synaptec like I've seen in 90% of other laptops. Anyways, most of the time the laptop is fine, but every few hours the cursor on my screen will begin to jump around uncontrollably. If I try to use the touchpad to move it, it hardly responds to my movements and if it does, it doesnt even move in the direction that Im sliding my fingers. I've tried to download both the Elantech drivers and the Asus Smart Gesture drivers and I've had the problem on both sets of drivers. Has anyone seen this before? Does anyone have any ideas?

Thanks in advance
 
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Brett928S2

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Hi :)

STOP GIVING BAD ADVICE...

Its NOT loose !!

Its a faulty sensor....

AND THE WHOLE LAPTOP needs stripping to replace it....

I repeat STOP GIVING BAD ADVICE !!!!!

Reported....

All the best Brett :)
 
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Sorry brett, dont be angry. I only want to help.
99% probabilities it is broken but maybe it is loose.
Why dont try this? Reconnet the ribbon is free cost.
 
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Brett928S2

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Hi :)

Thats totally ridiculous....

Its like have a flat tyre and saying changing the engine will fix the tyre :(

Have you EVER even repaired a Laptop ????

I repeat STOP GIVING BAD ADVICE on things you know NOTHING ABOUT...

All the best Brett :)
 
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matty_c

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It says Brett has been banned.. Good because his attitude stinks! To anyone reading this and cnsidering taking their laptop apart to reseat the touchpad flexi connector - go ahead and try it. I have repaired countless video cameras and laptops in a professional capacity and sometimes - guess what Brett - reseating a connector solves the problem!

It only takes one contact (of sometimes many) to become intermittent for a fault to show up. Intermittency can occur for a host of reasons but on a new device it could be that it was always intermittent from assembly and was working fine during QC checks in the factory.

It doesn't take a genius to conclude that the touchpad is probably faulty but the connector is part of that touchpad and is the first thing any engineer will check. What an idiot you'd feel to order new parts only to realise it was a poor connection. I know because I've done that!

Good luck to anyone with the nouse and nerve to attempt their own repairs. Don't let strangely aggresive posters like Brett put you off and peddle false information with the confidence of someone who knows what they're talking about.
 
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matty_c

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It says Brett has been banned.. Good, because his attitude stinks! To anyone who is reading this and considering taking their laptop apart to reseat the touchpad flexi connector - go ahead and try it. I have repaired countless video cameras and laptops in a professional capacity and sometimes - guess what Brett - reseating a connector solves the problem!

It only takes one contact to become intermittent for a fault to show up. Intermittency can occur for a host of reasons at any time but on a new device it could be that it was always intermittent from assembly and was working fine during QC checks in the factory.

It doesn't take a genius to conclude that the touchpad is probably faulty but the connector is part of that touchpad and is the first thing any engineer will check. What an idiot you'd feel to order new parts only to realise it was a poor connection. I know because I did that early in my career!

Good luck to anyone with the nouse and nerve to attempt their own repairs. Don't let strangely aggresive posters like Brett put you off, peddling false information with the confidence of someone who knows what they're talking about.
 
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