Comments on: My laptop locks up and freezes when I use the touchpad, but never freezes when I use the attached mouse

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:14:23 +0000

I have a Toshiba Satellite X205-S9800 and have the same problem. Every time I boot up my computer my mouse freezes. It’s more of a complication rather than a problem because it only occurs during boot-up and I simply restart my computer via Start -> Arrow Keys and the problem is solved, but I just want to know what I can do to stop this from happening.

Any ideas?

By: Rakeback

Rakeback — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:58:26 +0000

I would definitely say screen and keyboard are the most important buying decision for me as the specs are fairly standard across brands anyway.

By: freddie mcclammy

freddie mcclammy — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:00:20 +0000

I recently work on a toshiba laptop m35x-s109 the cursor/ mouse/touch pad kept freezing up seconds after the computer booted up. I went to toshiba. com and download file after file download nothing.And many other sites nothing, i even disable features in device manager 0 zip nada. Then it dawned on me http://www.logitech. com I installed the software from a disk i had and, it worked. my buddys laptop works great. after going to logitech.com click on, go support center search by name/ mice , next scroll and click cordless optical mouse for notebook click search and download the file and reboot good luck

By: wan

wan — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:50:03 +0000

i have the same prob…but only happen after 2-3month after i bought the universal charger….so what trigger the problem

By: Bud MacDonald

Bud MacDonald — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:48:38 +0000

I had a similiar problem with an Acer Aspire 5100 that occured when I attached a new power adapter to it.

It turned out that the voltage and/or the polarity were not compatible with my model.

If you have recently replaced your power adapter that may be an issue.

By: Gary Wood

Gary Wood — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:56:36 +0000

I have a Toshiba Satellite Pro L300. When I plug the ac adaptor in, my ‘Synaptics’ Touchpad freeze’s. When you try to move it, the cursor just goes mental, and quite often flies off in a complete different direction.

Does anybody have any idea’s as to what is causing this. Its getting to be a pain now. Also i have tried and external PS/2 Mouse, but this has the same problem????

Please Help!

Woody

By: CRaig

CRaig — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:49:25 +0000

I got the same problem with my acer travelmate 2310 , it freezes when I try to use mouse but does not happen if I boot with the battery out. I think it could be a problem with the battery application. Will investigate further. My batter is not great (only 20 mins power) but I noticed if I leave it in Bios till the battery goes flat it actually took about an hour to run flat. I expected a few more minutes due to more processing even when windowss is idle but not that much. Maybe the voltage is not stable and the program for the battery is getting fluxtuating readings. Not worth buying a battery as it costs half what the laptops worth and I use it on the table, never round the house.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:17:58 +0000

Hello, I’m trying to fix my roommates laptop Toshiba Satellite – A30 – PSA30C-00YS5.

One of his old coworkers wiped the drive in the process of trying to fix it for a months ago, now I’m trying to get it working again. My problem is that the ALPS touchpad will freeze up after 10 seconds of being inactive or if a new window pops up, so I continue moving the on the touchpad it will keep going.

I tried booting in safemode and it will not work at all, so I don’t know if it may be an internal problem or software issue.

Any help at this point would be greatly appreciated.

By: Laptop Freak

Laptop Freak — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:03:11 +0000

Bud,

I have had to return them because they made my touchpad act erractically (i.e., cursor not responding, cursor only moving in certain directions, etc.) however once operating on either battery or original adapter the touchpad acts normally.

Really weird problem, I’ve never seen something like that before.
Make sure your new AC adapter outputs exactly the same voltage. The amperage could be the same or higher. Other than that, I don’t know what to tell you. Really weird.
Please let me know if you can figure it out.

By: Bud

Bud — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:28:35 +0000

I have an Acer Aspire 5100-3949 (out of warranty)and my dog chewed into the AC adapter/charger thereby creating a small break in the wiring. It will still function somewhat if wiggled but I also have had arcing thereby making it possibly dangerous to continue to use.

That being said, I have tried to purchase replacements from sources like EBay and had each seller confirm that it was compatible with my specific laptop.

I have had to return them because they made my touchpad act erractically (i.e., cursor not responding, cursor only moving in certain directions, etc.) however once operating on either battery or original adapter the touchpad acts normally.

I have checked Acer’s website and the model adapter/charger that seems to be compatible is out of stock.

Any ideas on what would cause this behaviour and what to look for, in terms of specs, to attempt to avoid the problem on the next purchase.

Thanks in Advance,