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Toshiba Laptop Touchpad, Attached Mouse Not Working

I am not sure what is going on by the touchpad on this Toshiba stopped working and plugging in a mouse doesn't work.  Also the right side of the keyboard will not type.  The typing works if I hold down the FN key.  I have tried reinstalling the dirver from the website, it still doesn't work.  It is enabled, I have checked that as well.
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Hit FN + SCR LCK.

That should enable your keyboard typing again.  We have a lot of old CF-51's that this happens to a lot.

Try a different USB mouse to see if it's that issue.

HTH,

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Yeah, I have tried three different mouses, nothing.  The keyboard I got to work again by removing something from the ease of use.  Is there anywhere to set the laptop back to the default?  There is a problem with the driver, I have removed it but there is still a problem.  I am going to try to run some virus scans.  See if I can find something there.
Have you tried booting it into safe mode and seeing if your stuff works in there?

That will tell you a little more about the issue.

Dale Harris
Does it work in safe mode?


If so, there's a problem with the touchpad software.  I usually uninstall it on a laptop since I don't use it.
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No, it doesn't work in Safe mood.  You think I should try uninstalling the Touchpad software and see if a mouse works?
Yes try uninstalling, and try a BIOS update as well.
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WHat is the best way to update the bios?  I ran the Toshiba Bios Launcher and it said it had the latest bios.
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Ok.  Uninstalled touchpad, mouse still doesn't work.  
If you've gotten that far I would RMA the laptop if it's still under warranty.  An alternative which I would like for you to try, but not sure how feasible it is, would be to boot from a Linux boot disc like Ubuntu and seeing if the mouse works in that environment.  That way you can be sure if it's a Windows problem or a laptop problem.

To try Ubuntu, go to this link to get started:

http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download

try checking the BIOS settings. verify USB is "enabled".
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It is.  The mouse lights up when plugged in, just doesn't move.
ok, might be stupid to ask but you verified in BIOS it is set to use an external mouse as well as the touchpad? (it can be set to touchpad only)

Do any other devices work in the USB ports?
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Other devices work.  Touchpad does not work.  Mouse does not work.
You can try flashing the BIOS to see if will fix a possibly corrupted BIOS, but I still think you should look up your warranty options.
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Nothing worked.  I took it in for the warranty repair.
If possible would you post Toshiba's feedback?
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LOL.  Gotta love them.


Don't feel bad though.  My sister has gone through two Macbooks whose hard drives malfunctioned.  No data recovery was available.
I helped the guy narrow down his options to an RMA.  Isn't that worth something?
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