When typing, the cursor suddenly jumps

i have that happen to on my i8500, the only way i got it to stop was to turn it to serial mouse in the BIOS. which defeats the purpose of having a mobile computer since i cant use it anywhere without lugging my mouse with me because now i cant use my touchpad/pointer. stupid dell, fix the problem already.

Thanks for the reply. This problem has only recently cropped up, and I have had this system for awhile. Amazing....

 

Any idea where the problem is? Drivers....BIOS?

Thanks,

 

Mike

You may be able to eliminate the cursor jumping problem by disabling the pointing stick.  Go to the mouse applet in Control Panel, Device Select tab, then checkmark "Pad" only.

Hello,

 

Well, I finally got this one figured out. I was following some suggestions on how to make windows faster, more efficient, so going into msconfig, I disabled "apoint", which I thought was from my old Intel Anypoint wireless system.

 

Thanks for all suggestions,

 

Mike

My 600m does this also. My hands/arms get nowhere near the touchpad, but somehow the cursor ends up at some random spot while typing and my documents get all messed up if I am not paying close attention while typing. Has there been any other fix for this?

T.S.,

Thank you for using the Dell Community Forum.

2. Remove the system from the docking station, if applicable.
4. Determine if there have been any recent hardware or software configuration changes.
6. Disconnect external peripherals.
8. Upgrade to or reinstall the latest touchpad drivers.
10. Flash / Upgrade the BIOS.
12. Change the sensitivity settings for the pointing device.
14. Apply pressure to the right of the touchpad.
16. Disable the touch-pad.
17. • Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
    • Double-click the Mouse icon.
    • The Mouse Properties window appears.
    • Click the Device Settings tab.
    • Click to highlight Pointing Stick and click Disable.
    • Click OK.

Further troubleshooting ideas can be found in the following knowledge base articles:

• How do I Troubleshoot Portable Touchpad and Track Stick Devices?
• What can I do if my touchpad makes the cursor behave erratically?
• How do I make the Touchpad on my portable computer less sensitive?
• How do I clean the Touch Pad on my Portable Computer?

One more idea, often third-party mouse drivers can cause performance issues with the system's touchpad. If you are using an external mouse and it requires additional drivers, I would suspect that these drivers are likely conflicting with those for the touch-pad. You should remove the drivers for both pointing devices and then reinstall those for the mouse that you wish to use.

Hi, I have an inspiron 8000.

This notebook has a pointing stick + touchpad.


I WAS experiencing eratic cursor behaviour.

The HARDWARE problem(s) was RESOLVED by Dell under Part Only Warranty as follows:


"The WANDERING OFF BY ITSELF mouse POINTING ARROW problem":
Replacing my apparently faulty palm rest assembly (part number 9C938 A00) with the latest part number 06G500 rev A05 in June 2003 solved the cursor racing over the screen all the way to e.g. the corner of the screen problem.
(I think part 06G500 is for both the i8000 and the i8100.)



"cursor jumping around when typing" aka "erratic mouse self clicking" aka "random cursor jumps" problem:
A few months later,
replacing my apparently faulty keyboard (part number 03609Y rev A00) with the latest part number 03609Y rev A03 in December 2003 solved the unintentional jumping of the active cursor to other parts of the word processor whilst typing problem (aka "ghost clicks" or "cursor jumping" problem).


Cursor works fine now.



IN GENERAL:
-Run the Dell diagnostics and see if a hardware problem is located.

-The pointing stick nub between the g and h keys may be stuck - wiggle it a couple times

-Adjust the sensitivity of the mouse in the Mouse entry in the Device Manager. Drag the Touch Sensitivity towards Heavy Touch and the Palm Check towards Maximum.

-Disable the pointing stick for a few days, if the problem is gone the keyboard may need replacing or cables are not properly connected.
If the problem is not gone the palm rest unit may need replacing or cables are not properly connected.


Contact Dell Tech Support.
I think Dell gives great service.



Hereby 2 links on the "cursor jumping around when typing" aka "erratic mouse self clicking" aka "random cursor jumps" subject that may be related:

LINK: http://delltalk.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=insp_input&message.id=16253.

LINK: http://delltalk.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=insp_input&message.id=16425.

For those interested in a link on "The WANDERING OFF BY ITSELF mouse POINTING ARROW problem" see:

LINK: http://delltalk.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=insp_input&message.id=12447.

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LINK: http://delltalk.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=insp_upgrade&message.id=16000.

LINK: http://delltalk.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=insp_input&message.id=16577.

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