Disable touchpad on Compaq Evo N610c

[Rob]

PLEASE!!! Can someone please tell me how to disable the
touchpad on my laptop? I have already followed the info.
on setting up a hardware profile for docked/undocked
laptops, but it does'nt say how/where the touchpad is
located in the Device Manager - to disable this touchpad
and use my portable mouse when the laptop is docked.

I would greatly appreciate any help on this as it's
driving me crazy!

I found some info. that said hold F10 to enter the BIOS
config are, but F10 does nothing on Evo n610c startup and
F8 does not seem to supply the relative functionality to
disable????

[Pete Baker]

Rob

A 5 minute search of the Compaq support site, now part of HP, revealed this
document which should contain the info you require.

http://wwss1pro.compaq.com/support/reference_library/viewdocument.asp?countrycode=1000&prodid=5430&source=PS020723_CW01.xml&dt=3&docid=9877

You may need to copy and paste the link.

In case you have difficulty with this procedure here is the info copied
directly from the article -

"The method for disabling the internal pointing device depends upon the
Mouse Device Driver used. For example, the Synaptics TouchPad Device Driver
is unaffected by the BIOS F10 Setup setting to Enable / Disable the device;
other Mouse Device Drivers obey the BIOS setting.

If a mouse driver is installed other than the Synaptic's Touchpad driver,
e.g. Microsoft Mouse Drivers, the touchpad/point stick can be
enabled/disabled via F10 BIOS setup.


1.. F10 to enter bios setup at boot time
2.. Advanced
3.. Device Options
4.. Dual Pointing Devices
5.. Use arrow keys to select the pointing devices you want enabled
6.. F10 to save settings
7.. File-Save changes and exit
8.. F10 to confirm
If the Synaptic's Touchpad driver is installed touchpad/point stick can be
enabled/disabled via the mouse properties in the control panel applet.

1.. Start
2.. Control Panel
3.. Mouse
4.. Device Settings Tab
5.. Select the device and click on the enable or disable buttons. "
BTW The issue is, in fact, *not* OS specific.

Hope that helps
Pete
---------


"Rob" wrote in message
> PLEASE!!! Can someone please tell me how to disable the
> touchpad on my laptop? I have already followed the info.
> on setting up a hardware profile for docked/undocked
> laptops, but it does'nt say how/where the touchpad is
> located in the Device Manager - to disable this touchpad
> and use my portable mouse when the laptop is docked.
>
> I would greatly appreciate any help on this as it's
> driving me crazy!
>
> I found some info. that said hold F10 to enter the BIOS
> config are, but F10 does nothing on Evo n610c startup and
> F8 does not seem to supply the relative functionality to
> disable????

[Rob]

Hi Pete, thanks but I've tried this yesterday and it's
not possible:

a). F10 does not do anything at startup on the Evo N610c.
F8 does bring me to a config menu but does not have the
options specified below.
b). Disabling the mouse, from the mouse properties in
Control panel, diables both the touchpad and the external
mouse! I need the external mouse.

Any other ideas?

Best Regards,
Rob


>-----Original Message-----
>Rob
>
>A 5 minute search of the Compaq support site, now part
of HP, revealed this
>document which should contain the info you require.
>
>http://wwss1pro.compaq.com/support/reference_library/view
document.asp?
countrycode=1000&prodid=5430&source=PS020723_CW01.xml&dt=3
&docid=9877
>
>You may need to copy and paste the link.
>
>In case you have difficulty with this procedure here is
the info copied
>directly from the article -
>
>"The method for disabling the internal pointing device
depends upon the
>Mouse Device Driver used. For example, the Synaptics
TouchPad Device Driver
>is unaffected by the BIOS F10 Setup setting to Enable /
Disable the device;
>other Mouse Device Drivers obey the BIOS setting.
>
>If a mouse driver is installed other than the Synaptic's
Touchpad driver,
>e.g. Microsoft Mouse Drivers, the touchpad/point stick
can be
>enabled/disabled via F10 BIOS setup.
>
>
> 1.. F10 to enter bios setup at boot time
> 2.. Advanced
> 3.. Device Options
> 4.. Dual Pointing Devices
> 5.. Use arrow keys to select the pointing devices you
want enabled
> 6.. F10 to save settings
> 7.. File-Save changes and exit
> 8.. F10 to confirm
>If the Synaptic's Touchpad driver is installed
touchpad/point stick can be
>enabled/disabled via the mouse properties in the control
panel applet.
>
> 1.. Start
> 2.. Control Panel
> 3.. Mouse
> 4.. Device Settings Tab
> 5.. Select the device and click on the enable or
disable buttons. "
>BTW The issue is, in fact, *not* OS specific.
>
>Hope that helps
>Pete
>---------
>
>
>"Rob" wrote in message
>> PLEASE!!! Can someone please tell me how to disable the
>> touchpad on my laptop? I have already followed the
info.
>> on setting up a hardware profile for docked/undocked
>> laptops, but it does'nt say how/where the touchpad is
>> located in the Device Manager - to disable this
touchpad
>> and use my portable mouse when the laptop is docked.
>>
>> I would greatly appreciate any help on this as it's
>> driving me crazy!
>>
>> I found some info. that said hold F10 to enter the BIOS
>> config are, but F10 does nothing on Evo n610c startup
and
>> F8 does not seem to supply the relative functionality
to
>> disable????
>
>
>.
>

[Pete Baker]

Rob

The implication from the article on the Compaq support site is that, when
both the touchpad and external mouse drivers are installed, the hardware tab
in the mouse properties should show both devices. If that is the case then
you should be able to select only the touchpad, then disable that device via
the device usage menu in the relevant properties box.

hope that helps
Pete
---------------------

"Rob" wrote
>
> Hi Pete, thanks but I've tried this yesterday and it's
> not possible:
>
> a). F10 does not do anything at startup on the Evo N610c.
> F8 does bring me to a config menu but does not have the
> options specified below.
> b). Disabling the mouse, from the mouse properties in
> Control panel, diables both the touchpad and the external
> mouse! I need the external mouse.
>
> Any other ideas?
>
> Best Regards,
> Rob
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Rob
> >
> >A 5 minute search of the Compaq support site, now part
> of HP, revealed this
> >document which should contain the info you require.
> >
> >http://wwss1pro.compaq.com/support/reference_library/view
> document.asp?
> countrycode=1000&prodid=5430&source=PS020723_CW01.xml&dt=3
> &docid=9877
> >
> >You may need to copy and paste the link.
> >
> >In case you have difficulty with this procedure here is
> the info copied
> >directly from the article -
> >
> >"The method for disabling the internal pointing device
> depends upon the
> >Mouse Device Driver used. For example, the Synaptics
> TouchPad Device Driver
> >is unaffected by the BIOS F10 Setup setting to Enable /
> Disable the device;
> >other Mouse Device Drivers obey the BIOS setting.
> >
> >If a mouse driver is installed other than the Synaptic's
> Touchpad driver,
> >e.g. Microsoft Mouse Drivers, the touchpad/point stick
> can be
> >enabled/disabled via F10 BIOS setup.
> >
> >
> > 1.. F10 to enter bios setup at boot time
> > 2.. Advanced
> > 3.. Device Options
> > 4.. Dual Pointing Devices
> > 5.. Use arrow keys to select the pointing devices you
> want enabled
> > 6.. F10 to save settings
> > 7.. File-Save changes and exit
> > 8.. F10 to confirm
> >If the Synaptic's Touchpad driver is installed
> touchpad/point stick can be
> >enabled/disabled via the mouse properties in the control
> panel applet.
> >
> > 1.. Start
> > 2.. Control Panel
> > 3.. Mouse
> > 4.. Device Settings Tab
> > 5.. Select the device and click on the enable or
> disable buttons. "
> >BTW The issue is, in fact, *not* OS specific.
> >
> >Hope that helps
> >Pete
> >---------
> >
> >
> >"Rob" wrote in message
> >> PLEASE!!! Can someone please tell me how to disable the
> >> touchpad on my laptop? I have already followed the
> info.
> >> on setting up a hardware profile for docked/undocked
> >> laptops, but it does'nt say how/where the touchpad is
> >> located in the Device Manager - to disable this
> touchpad
> >> and use my portable mouse when the laptop is docked.
> >>
> >> I would greatly appreciate any help on this as it's
> >> driving me crazy!
> >>
> >> I found some info. that said hold F10 to enter the BIOS
> >> config are, but F10 does nothing on Evo n610c startup
> and
> >> F8 does not seem to supply the relative functionality
> to
> >> disable????
> >
> >
> >.
> >

Hi Pete,

That makes more sense of course. However, my only driver
is the "PS/2 compatible mouse" for Device Type: Mice and
other pointing devices. Where can I get an external mouse
driver from, as a single driver, therefore allowing me
select either the all pointing device driver or single
external mouse driver?

I tried installing the mouse again, but it still lists
the driver above as the only option.

Cheers,
Rob

>-----Original Message-----
>Rob
>
>The implication from the article on the Compaq support
site is that, when
>both the touchpad and external mouse drivers are
installed, the hardware tab
>in the mouse properties should show both devices. If
that is the case then
>you should be able to select only the touchpad, then
disable that device via
>the device usage menu in the relevant properties box.
>
>hope that helps
>Pete
>---------------------
>
>"Rob" wrote
>>
>> Hi Pete, thanks but I've tried this yesterday and it's
>> not possible:
>>
>> a). F10 does not do anything at startup on the Evo
N610c.
>> F8 does bring me to a config menu but does not have the
>> options specified below.
>> b). Disabling the mouse, from the mouse properties in
>> Control panel, diables both the touchpad and the
external
>> mouse! I need the external mouse.
>>
>> Any other ideas?
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Rob
>>
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Rob
>> >
>> >A 5 minute search of the Compaq support site, now part
>> of HP, revealed this
>> >document which should contain the info you require.
>> >
>>
>http://wwss1pro.compaq.com/support/reference_library/view
>> document.asp?
>>
countrycode=1000&prodid=5430&source=PS020723_CW01.xml&dt=3
>> &docid=9877
>> >
>> >You may need to copy and paste the link.
>> >
>> >In case you have difficulty with this procedure here
is
>> the info copied
>> >directly from the article -
>> >
>> >"The method for disabling the internal pointing device
>> depends upon the
>> >Mouse Device Driver used. For example, the Synaptics
>> TouchPad Device Driver
>> >is unaffected by the BIOS F10 Setup setting to
Enable /
>> Disable the device;
>> >other Mouse Device Drivers obey the BIOS setting.
>> >
>> >If a mouse driver is installed other than the
Synaptic's
>> Touchpad driver,
>> >e.g. Microsoft Mouse Drivers, the touchpad/point stick
>> can be
>> >enabled/disabled via F10 BIOS setup.
>> >
>> >
>> > 1.. F10 to enter bios setup at boot time
>> > 2.. Advanced
>> > 3.. Device Options
>> > 4.. Dual Pointing Devices
>> > 5.. Use arrow keys to select the pointing devices
you
>> want enabled
>> > 6.. F10 to save settings
>> > 7.. File-Save changes and exit
>> > 8.. F10 to confirm
>> >If the Synaptic's Touchpad driver is installed
>> touchpad/point stick can be
>> >enabled/disabled via the mouse properties in the
control
>> panel applet.
>> >
>> > 1.. Start
>> > 2.. Control Panel
>> > 3.. Mouse
>> > 4.. Device Settings Tab
>> > 5.. Select the device and click on the enable or
>> disable buttons. "
>> >BTW The issue is, in fact, *not* OS specific.
>> >
>> >Hope that helps
>> >Pete
>> >---------
>> >
>> >
>> >"Rob" wrote in message
>> >> PLEASE!!! Can someone please tell me how to disable
the
>> >> touchpad on my laptop? I have already followed the
>> info.
>> >> on setting up a hardware profile for docked/undocked
>> >> laptops, but it does'nt say how/where the touchpad
is
>> >> located in the Device Manager - to disable this
>> touchpad
>> >> and use my portable mouse when the laptop is docked.
>> >>
>> >> I would greatly appreciate any help on this as it's
>> >> driving me crazy!
>> >>
>> >> I found some info. that said hold F10 to enter the
BIOS
>> >> config are, but F10 does nothing on Evo n610c
startup
>> and
>> >> F8 does not seem to supply the relative
functionality
>> to
>> >> disable????
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>

[Pete Baker]

Rob

You seem to be looking in 'device manager' rather than the following the
sequence described in the article -
With the external mouse installed open 'Control Panel', then (if in Classic
View) 'Mouse', there should be a hardware tab with both devices listed. If
Control Panel icons are in Category View then the sequence will be 'Control
Panel', 'Printers and other Hardware', then 'Mouse', 'Hardware' and double
click the touchpad.

If this still does not resolve the issue, or if you cannot find the separate
devices there then - Assuming you have the Synaptics Touchpad - you may
want to install the updated drivers for the touchpad from the Compaq support
site.

http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/files/EvoNotebook/us/family/model/4215.html

Select your appropriate OS and download the relevant file (6.4Mb). When
installed that should give you a reference to the touchpad which you should
then be able to disable when required.

Hope that helps
Pete
---------------


> Rob wrote in message
> Hi Pete,
>
> That makes more sense of course. However, my only driver
> is the "PS/2 compatible mouse" for Device Type: Mice and
> other pointing devices. Where can I get an external mouse
> driver from, as a single driver, therefore allowing me
> select either the all pointing device driver or single
> external mouse driver?
>
> I tried installing the mouse again, but it still lists
> the driver above as the only option.
>
> Cheers,
> Rob
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Rob
> >
> >The implication from the article on the Compaq support
> site is that, when
> >both the touchpad and external mouse drivers are
> installed, the hardware tab
> >in the mouse properties should show both devices. If
> that is the case then
> >you should be able to select only the touchpad, then
> disable that device via
> >the device usage menu in the relevant properties box.
> >
> >hope that helps
> >Pete
> >---------------------
> >
> >"Rob" wrote
> >>
> >> Hi Pete, thanks but I've tried this yesterday and it's
> >> not possible:
> >>
> >> a). F10 does not do anything at startup on the Evo
> N610c.
> >> F8 does bring me to a config menu but does not have the
> >> options specified below.
> >> b). Disabling the mouse, from the mouse properties in
> >> Control panel, diables both the touchpad and the
> external
> >> mouse! I need the external mouse.
> >>
> >> Any other ideas?
> >>
> >> Best Regards,
> >> Rob
> >>
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >Rob
> >> >
> >> >A 5 minute search of the Compaq support site, now part
> >> of HP, revealed this
> >> >document which should contain the info you require.
> >> >
> >>
> >http://wwss1pro.compaq.com/support/reference_library/view
> >> document.asp?
> >>
> countrycode=1000&prodid=5430&source=PS020723_CW01.xml&dt=3
> >> &docid=9877
> >> >
> >> >You may need to copy and paste the link.
> >> >
> >> >In case you have difficulty with this procedure here
> is
> >> the info copied
> >> >directly from the article -
> >> >
> >> >"The method for disabling the internal pointing device
> >> depends upon the
> >> >Mouse Device Driver used. For example, the Synaptics
> >> TouchPad Device Driver
> >> >is unaffected by the BIOS F10 Setup setting to
> Enable /
> >> Disable the device;
> >> >other Mouse Device Drivers obey the BIOS setting.
> >> >
> >> >If a mouse driver is installed other than the
> Synaptic's
> >> Touchpad driver,
> >> >e.g. Microsoft Mouse Drivers, the touchpad/point stick
> >> can be
> >> >enabled/disabled via F10 BIOS setup.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > 1.. F10 to enter bios setup at boot time
> >> > 2.. Advanced
> >> > 3.. Device Options
> >> > 4.. Dual Pointing Devices
> >> > 5.. Use arrow keys to select the pointing devices
> you
> >> want enabled
> >> > 6.. F10 to save settings
> >> > 7.. File-Save changes and exit
> >> > 8.. F10 to confirm
> >> >If the Synaptic's Touchpad driver is installed
> >> touchpad/point stick can be
> >> >enabled/disabled via the mouse properties in the
> control
> >> panel applet.
> >> >
> >> > 1.. Start
> >> > 2.. Control Panel
> >> > 3.. Mouse
> >> > 4.. Device Settings Tab
> >> > 5.. Select the device and click on the enable or
> >> disable buttons. "
> >> >BTW The issue is, in fact, *not* OS specific.
> >> >
> >> >Hope that helps
> >> >Pete
> >> >---------
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >"Rob" wrote in message
> >> >> PLEASE!!! Can someone please tell me how to disable
> the
> >> >> touchpad on my laptop? I have already followed the
> >> info.
> >> >> on setting up a hardware profile for docked/undocked
> >> >> laptops, but it does'nt say how/where the touchpad
> is
> >> >> located in the Device Manager - to disable this
> >> touchpad
> >> >> and use my portable mouse when the laptop is docked.
> >> >>
> >> >> I would greatly appreciate any help on this as it's
> >> >> driving me crazy!
> >> >>
> >> >> I found some info. that said hold F10 to enter the
> BIOS
> >> >> config are, but F10 does nothing on Evo n610c
> startup
> >> and
> >> >> F8 does not seem to supply the relative
> functionality
> >> to
> >> >> disable????
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >