Touchpad isnt pressure sensitive enough... driver update???

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rcrooks · #1 Post by **rcrooks** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 12:33 am

I am curious if there is anything I can do to make the touchpad more sensitive, its not like I gotta crank down on it, but my normal touch isnt enough to flick it on, so I have to consciously push down harder than I usually would on a laptop, and its sorta annoying

#2 Post by **JHEM** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 7:47 am

You can adjust the setting in the Thinkpad Configuration utility.

Start> All Program> Thinkvantage> Thinkpad Configuration

Regards,

James

rcrooks · #3 Post by **rcrooks** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 7:51 am

Maybe Im missing something... Im not looking for pointer speed, Im looking for how hard I have to slam my finger down on the pad to get it to regognize my fat finger is on the pad and I dont see that in the thinkvantage setup:)

sorry for the noob question, im sure you're so ridiculously sick of them.

I just got this thing two days ago, and the way I usually do it through the control panel didnt have a sensitivity option either, and it looks like thinkvantage is just a fancy way to get to the same control panel window.

Its my first IBM, and I friggin love it so far, I also am loving these forums.

#4 Post by **JHEM** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 8:07 am

Noobs are not only welcome, we encourage them to post!

Welcome to the Forums.

I don't use the Trackpad (I personally hate them!) but I thought there was a means of adjusting the Trackpad's sensitivity in the Configuration Utility. I'll check and report back unless someone more knowledgeable than I WRT the Trackpad chimes in first.

Do you have the Ultranav Wizard installed?

Regards,

James

rcrooks · #5 Post by **rcrooks** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:17 am

theres a reason you are a mod!!!

I thought I went through and had all the most recent drivers, but I downloaded ultranav like you said, and the ultranav tab changed to allow me to change the touch pad sensitivity.

SUCCESS!!! Now I can finger my touchpad like a wuss and it still takes the input, mucho appreciated.

You can lock this now if you want to

#6 Post by **JHEM** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:40 am

rcrooks wrote:theres a reason you are a mod!!!

Hey! I resent that!

I'm a ROCKER not a Mod!!

(Probably dating myself horribly by that reference!)

Glad to hear you got it sorted out.

Regards,

James

davidspalding · #7 Post by **davidspalding** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 11:40 am

Phew, that is dating yourself. Oops, recognizing dated me too. Groovy.

OP, depending on the level of your sofware, if you hit FN + F8 then click "Manage settings...." that leads to the UltraNav Wizard. Also at Start -> ThinkVantage -> Ultranav wizard.

Not only can you fine tune pointing devices, but can save profiles for different uses. IBM already preloads a few. ... Have fun.

Touchpad isnt pressure sensitive enough... driver update???

Touchpad isnt pressure sensitive enough... driver update???

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