I recently bought a side kick 3 d-wade from ebay and the track ball stopped working. it still scrolls down but it won't allow me to click on anything. is there anything I can do to fix it?
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If you are having problems with your trackball, here are two ways to make it work better.
1: Take a deep breath and blow on the trackball area, rotate and do it again. This may blow any particles block the sensors.
2: This requires a Q-tip and some alcohol. Turn off your sidekick,
wet the end of the q-tip, and gently clean the trackball while
rotating. Be careful not to get the alcohol on anything but the
trackball. Let dry for a minute and try it out. If this doesn’t work
then try again.
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This is very common for the blackberry's. Sometimes the trackball gets full of lent and dirt which won't allow the wheels to move. The chrome ring around the ball just pops off and the track ball should come out. Try cleaning it with a small brush. If this doesn't fix the problem, then a new track ball can be purchased on ebay for less than $5
Trackball doesn't work if you have not selected the sensitivity.
To select the sensitivity, kindly follow the steps:
1. Select menu.
2. Select option.
3. Select screen/key board.
4. Scroll down to find horizontal and verticle
5. Select horizontal-100 and verticle-100.
I Hope it helped you.
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1. Click Menu Key
2. Go to options, under that select Screen/Keyboard
3. scroll down you will get track ball settings
Horizontal sensitivity
Vertical sensitivity
increase the sensivity to 100 then you will be able to roll track ball,it will work fine....
The D-wade sidekick 3 uses a charging port. You should see a little round plug in on one end of the phone. you will need to get a charger from eBay. They are about 3-5 dollars shipped.
The usb cable is only used for transferring data, no charge capability exists for it
No, but fortunately the trackball is not hard or expensive to replace. If you are technically savvy you can do this yourself. Just purchase a trackball on the internet. The trackball easily comes off if you put a small flat screw driver under the outer side of the chrome ring and pull if off. Let me know if you needed more help. Good luck
Pop the ring around the track ball out with a small blade or your finger nail. Three double prongs hold it in place (bottom and both sides, none on top). Turn device over and gently tap the back. Track ball will release once ring is removed. At this point you can view the track ball and see exactely what is causing the block. Clean if needed with q-tip or remove lint/debris/etc... Just did this with my 8830. Working perfectly now. - {would not scroll down at all prior to}
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