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I have an acer 5515 running on Windows xp with touchpad issues

I have an acer aspire 5515 running on Windows xp. The touchpad is so sensitive, it's driving me nuts. I can't type a single sentence without my cursor jumping all over the place. Is there a way to disable it or change the sensitivity. I had a Toshiba awhile back that had a setting to do just this.

  • ohilysm Oct 08, 2009

    Sorry Willr001 but that isn't an option when I go into my control panel and click on Mouse. Obvious I did look prior to posting here. And no I wasn't using any custom software on the Toshiba. It was something that came on that computer. I didn't have to go into the control panel to adjust it either. I'd just double click down in the right hand corner of the screen where it hand the little icon for the touchpad. So thanks for your oh so helpful information and comments.

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It's not manufacturer specific, it's just a mouse setting in control panel.

seriously, control panel > mouse > pointer options > sensitivity slider

how long did you look for it? you didn't actually, did you...

or with your old toshiba one, were you using some custom software that you thought was the right way of doing it? whatever, next question.

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Definitely your touchpad is TOO SENSITIVE!
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In PROPERTIES just re-invert the functions of your touchpad to get rid of the mixed axes.
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could you please tell us what is not working on your acer aspire please
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look forward to hearing from you my friend
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1) Fn (Function Key) + F1 = Hotkey Help; Displays help on Hotkeys

To go on anyway;


2) Fn + F2 = launches Acer eSettings Management in Acer Empowering Technology.

3) Fn + F3 = Launches Acer ePower Management in Acer Empowering Technology.

4) Fn + F4 = Puts the computer in Sleep Mode

5) Fn + F5 = Toggle the laptop from it's monitor to an external monitor, or use both.

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7) Fn + F7 = Touchpad toggle > Turns the internal Touchpad on and off.

8) Fn + F8 = Speaker toggle> Turns the speakers on and off

9) Fn + Right Hand Triangle > Brightens the LCD screen

10) Fn + Left Hand Triangle > Decreases the LCD screen brightness


Acer Aspire 5515 Service Manual ( Free)

http://www.tim.id.au/blog/tims-laptop-service-manuals/#toc-acer

Go down to the second Aspire heading.
The one that starts with Aspire 1200.
Drop down to line 6, then go across to the right, and click on 5515.

This is a PDF file. The computer you are on now has Adobe Reader on it, which uses PDF files.
I would suggest upgrading to Adobe Reader 9 (9.3.4.) though, if this isn't the version on the computer.

After you click you may not see anything happening for up to 30 seconds.
The file is downloading in the background.
Usually it takes a few seconds to see the first page, and additional time to fully download.
Suggest you let the file fully download before looking through it.

This is a SERVICE MANUAL, not a User Manual. Much more detailed, including disassembly procedures.
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You probably need to re-install the touchpad drivers. Go to Acer support site and download and install touchpad drivers for your model.
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