Please HELP with touchpad problem on the 1005PE-MU17 I hate this touch-pad. It causes many, many undesired things to happen as flipping pages, font sizes, starting undesired links etc. But, the worst just happened. I was moving my 3 fingers, left to right across the bottom part of the keyboard to swipe off the dust. I had done this many times before. But, this time the PC responded by rotating the whole screen content 90 degrees clockwise. Thus, you'd have to rotate the PC onto its side to use/read the screen. The curser had also lost its functionality in this position.Tried to reboot the Asus twice. The initial Microsoft progress bar shows in the normal orientation but, Windows starts now in the 90 degree rotated position. I've been swiping in the opposite direction for no avail. The Manual has nothing to say on this matter. Anyone, any idea how to reposition the screen content?Thanks in advance. Please HELP with touchpad problem on the 1005PE-MU17 I hate this touch-pad. It causes many, many undesired things to happen as flipping pages, font sizes, starting undesired links etc. » Read More Please HELP with touchpad problem on the 1005PE-MU17 I hate this touch-pad. It causes many, many undesired things to happen as flipping pages, font sizes, starting undesired links etc. But, the worst just happened. I was moving my 3 fingers, left to right across the bottom part of the keyboard to swipe off the dust. I had done this many times before. But, this time the PC responded by rotating the whole screen content 90 degrees clockwise. Thus, you'd have to rotate the PC onto its side to use/read the screen. The curser had also lost its functionality in this position.Tried to reboot the Asus twice. The initial Microsoft progress bar shows in the normal orientation but, Windows starts now in the 90 degree rotated position. I've been swiping in the opposite direction for no avail. The Manual has nothing to say on this matter. Anyone, any idea how to reposition the screen content?Thanks in advance. « Show Less
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when I pull up menu, the curser is in the search field. I cannot move it down to type in a data field, such as user name, email etc. Everything I try removes the key board and it is very difficult to get the search field to reappear again so I can start over, and start over and start over. what am I missing?
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Problem fixed by Asus 24/7 customer servicee.In case it happens to anyone, here is the solution:Right click on anywhere in the Windows screen and select Graphic Options - Rotation - Normal. A dust swipe should not cause the screen to rotate but, apparently in some cases it does.
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Touchpad is nice in itself but there are some problems you may run into. When typing, I have accidentally hit the trackpad many times and it stopped me from typing. Also, scrolling with two fingers is very clunky, and you are restricted to a scroll area on the side of the touchpad. I have none of these problems any more because I use a mouse. The power cord is fine, long.
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I had the same issue and what I was told was that Windows 7 was not really built to be touch screen. I used the keyboard doc before my tablet became a bookmark and loved it. I would suggest either upgrading to Windows 8 or investing in a keyboard.
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UPDATE TO THIS ISSUE: I went to Acer's Store (it's on your desktop unless you've deleted it), clicked on Tech Support and then Email Support. If you complete the form there and write a brief message, the site will come up with suggestions on the erratic cursor. I forget how it was labeled but it shows in a different window just how to adjust the sensitiviity settings to eliminate the issue most of us are experiencing! Try it, I think you'll be happy with the results.
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I really liked everything about this laptop; size, speed, looks... EXCEPT the touch pad. Prior to purchase I had read that some people had trouble with the touch pad but everything else looked good so I decided to take a chance. Unfortunately, very soon after purchase the touch pad started acting wonky and just got worse with time. IF you are someone that uses a mouse with a laptop and this is the screen size you are looking for, then YES, I would say it would be a good replacement. I prefer Windows 7 over Vista and again, the speed on this machine is great.
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I have never seen that but my touchpad is going bad so I can't even use the keyboard or dial 7, 8, 9. Auto rotate does not always work and many apps cannot be updated. So in some areas this phone really sucks.
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I have not been able to get mint to swivel, but it almost fully retracts (depending on the way the keyboard platform is adjusted. Also, I do not use the mouse pad due to space limitations.
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Leeann, Had & used a touchpad for several months and never had the freezing situation. Instead, after using the T650 for a long time, it became MORE & MORE sensitive (i.e. a very light touch would select whatever the cursor was pointing at). Suspect a hardware failure. I reported my prb to Logitech support and after a couple weeks trying their suggestions, they finally agreed it was product defect and said they would replace it. HOWEVER, when they saw that I had purchased it from Amazon (via an Amazon Marketplace Seller) they said it was NOT covered by the warranty and thus they would not replace it (and Amazon didn't stand behind the seller or me). Fortunately, I had reported the prb to the seller along with Logitech's email the unit was defective and the seller ( Outlet Digital) and they agreed to a refund (not a cash refund but an Amazon gift card) - the touchpad was 7 months old.
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I think you may have a problem with the touchpad. Mine works fine right out of the box. You shouldn't have to do anything to make it work.
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No, first clean where the touchpad contacts the underlying circuit board. If this does not work, purchase a contact/ button repair kit to re-apply conductive material to underside of touchpad buttons.. Peace
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No it does not. The touchpad is poor in general. Spoils an otherwise great design.
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It could be that you're hitting the sides rather than the center; since the bottom side serve a as left-right click buttons in a mouse, you generally have to click towards the center of touchpad. I've experienced what you say, but I figured it out by trial and error.
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This is what worked on my Asus K55N. Opened Smart Gesture by clicking on triangle in lower right corner (near battery/power icon). Then double click on tiny square that looks like a touch pad. That opens Asus Smart Gesture. It takes a minute. Zoom is on the right. Uncheck the box! FIXED!!! Thank god. I was going to throw the thing out the front door.
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The touchpad works as a clickpad. To left click you can either tap the touchpad, or you can press down and click the entire touch surface to perform a left click.I havn't had a chance to actually confirm this (I'll do so tomorrow when I have a chance) but the intuitive thing that I'm very sure I've done in the past in order to right click is to either tap or click in the in the lower right corner of the touchpad. The touchpad is very responsive and responds very well to either clicks or gestures. It's on par with the best laptop touchpads I've used.
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Mines super light and nice to type. There must be something wrong with yours. The mouse pad is ultra-sensitive, it takes getting some time use to it, just make sure you don't rest your palms on it while typing. I made the mistake when first installing to just type A instead of Abraham, so now I get something like C:/A/Documents, because I accidentally press the mouse pad.Also do you get a small spin followed by a click around the mouse pad? I'm not sure if it's the dvd drive or the SD slot. Even though there's no memory card or cd inserted I hear a small spin then a click. It's not very loud but I was wondering if this is normal. Mines super light and nice to type. There must be something wrong with yours. The mouse pad is ultra-sensitive, it takes getting some time use to it, just make sure you don't rest your palms on it while typing. I made the mistake when first installing to just type A instead of Abraham, so now I get something like C:/A/Documents, because I accidentally press the mouse pad.Also do you get a small spin followed by a click around the mouse pad? I'm not sure if it's the dvd drive or the SD slot. Even though there's no memory card or cd inserted I hear a small spin then a click. It's... » Read More Mines super light and nice to type. There must be something wrong with yours. The mouse pad is ultra-sensitive, it takes getting some time use to it, just make sure you don't rest your palms on it while typing. I made the mistake when first installing to just type A instead of Abraham, so now I get something like C:/A/Documents, because I accidentally press the mouse pad.Also do you get a small spin followed by a click around the mouse pad? I'm not sure if it's the dvd drive or the SD slot. Even though there's no memory card or cd inserted I hear a small spin then a click. It's not very loud but I was wondering if this is normal. « Show Less
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hi dave no i have not had much luck doing anything with it going to try wiping it clean and install new softwarealso my touch screen is not very acurate or repeatable Good luck
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I am running Ubuntu 14.04 (aka "Trusty Tahr") on an ATIV Book 9 2014 Edition. There is one notable issue: the touchpad does not work with the default kernel in Ubuntu 14.04, which is currently Linux 3.13.0-34. The touchpad does work with later kernels, but then other issues show up. I have tried 3.14, 3.15, and 3.16 kernels, which are not yet official kernels for Ubuntu 14.04. With all these kernels the touchpad works until you put the laptop in the suspended state. When the notebook comes back from suspend, the touchpad does not work anymore. With these unofficial kernels I have also experienced freezes and instability in the wireless conection, so I stayed with the default 3.13 kernel and am using a wireless mouse. Except for the touchpad (which does not work at all), everything else works perfectly with the default kernel. The touch screen works well with Ubuntu, but in my opinion it is no substitute for a touchpad or mouse. The touchpad issue is not a big deal for me, as I like to use a mouse anyway. Eventually one of the more recent kernels will become official in Ubuntu and the touchpad will work.