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Inspiron 1525- 1526, Touchpad, Mouse or Keyboard Issues Fixed
hi all. i'm new to dell forum. i'm here to show you how to fix inspiron 1525 -1526 touchpad and keyboard issues. some of you experience the touchpad acting up crazy, cursor jumping from one side of screen to the other, etc. some of you experience the keyboard working sometimes, and others experience that keyboard types by it self, etc. now put everything back together. or test your touchpad before you put everything back. if you need to apply more tape behind the touchpad cable. please do! you should now enjoy using your laptop with no problems. note: your keyboard should now work fine. touchpad problem made the keyboard useless. since now touchpad is fixed, your keyboard should work fine. if it doesn't, please apply the same technique attaching tape to the end of the keyboard cable.
stcarm1252
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July 29th, 2010 17:00
I was a little confused at the step right after you cut the rectangular strip in the tape. I couldn't see where that rectangular cut fit in. What am I missing?
puertoricantwo
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August 4th, 2010 15:00
Thanks for your fix. I had same problems with my touchpad of my inspiron 1525 for quite a while and was using an external mouse (only the right and left click buttons of touchpad were working). Came accross your fix, tried it but it did not work. Changed the tape a few times thinking I am not placing it correctly. Even put on a third layer as another member suggested. Touchpad still didn't work. But after opening and putting back the keyboard so many times now I am having problems with the keyboard. Now my 3, 4, 5, e, r, t, d, f, g, c, v, b keys don't work. Tried moving and packing the keyboard cable with tape but looks like the connections are still not making right contacts. If I lift the keyboard in air at a certain angle when the cable is either pulled or pushed then the keys work sometime, but when I seat the keyboard back they don't work. I just gave up and guess I'll have to replace the keyboard or dump the laptop altogether. Any suggestions?
richwhyte
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August 29th, 2010 14:00
Thanks PeruRican
Instructions were easy to follow and keyboard cursor no longer jumping all over the screen
Dell should pay you for the for the fix
Rich
pezza371887
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October 8th, 2010 03:00
Hello everyone I have been having this problem around a month now. I have an extended warranty so to be fair to dell they have done very well in trying to resolve my problem. Since reporting the problem. I have had 3 new motherboards, 3 new touchpads a new ac adapter and cd drive. None of these has sorted the problem what so ever. Its getting to a point where its rediculous there replacing every part in the laptop more than 3 times is a joke. I paid for added warranty and I want a new laptop
laptoprepairwat
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November 3rd, 2010 12:00
I have tried this fix without success so far. I have even tried a new touchpad assembly with a different ribbon. I think the problem goes further than a loose connection.
Martha.Eldard
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November 17th, 2010 20:00
Thanks for your instruction! It's quite useful, I understand this part, It is just the solution for my problem.
Hope.Johansen
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December 20th, 2010 17:00
This is what I'm looking for, I got more deep understanding about this part, Nice writing, Thanks for your analysis!
Ted Felix
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February 20th, 2011 13:00
Just tried this, but no luck. There was already a large and very thick piece of blue tape on the back of my connector (they must have discovered this problem at some point) and the contacts had significant dents in them, indicating plenty of pressure. I put a little deoxit contact cleaner on, but absolutely no difference. In my case, the touchpad works ok for about five minutes, then it seems to not notice it is being touched. Randomly. Linux and Windows both. Guess I'm stuck with an external mouse.
Ted.
ssbssc
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March 1st, 2011 16:00
I have always used an external mouse and have had the jumping around for the last year or so. My touchpad does not heat up and I do not touch it, yet it still jumps around. At first I thought I had a virus of some sort but after running everything I could think of and then searching for thsi problem elsewhere it continued.
I guess I will try this and see what happens. Its funny how I find this apparent fix and now my cursor hasnt jumped once while typing this out.
raptorjockey
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May 11th, 2011 17:00
PERURICAN,
How delicate are the ribbons for the mouse pad? After pulling down the release latch, I attempted to remove the cable end. The adhesive on the black pull strip just came right off. Is it ok to gently use needle nose pliers to remove the cable? It appears to be in there pretty snug and I don't want to damage anything.
Thank you for your quick response.
raptorjockey
Ted Felix
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May 12th, 2011 17:00
>Is it ok to gently use needle nose pliers to remove the cable?
Yes, but the keyword is GENTLY. When the latch is released, it should require almost no force to remove the cable. If it requires force of any kind, then the latch is not completely released.
>It appears to be in there pretty snug and I don't want to damage anything.
Sounds like the latch isn't completely released. Play around with the latch a bit and see if you can get the cable looser.
Good luck!
Ted.
shanigub
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August 1st, 2011 09:00
I have the same problem and it's totally driving me crazy!
Have you found a solution ??
shanigub
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August 1st, 2011 09:00
i mean the prob puertoricantwo posted about - the 4, 5, e, r, t, d, f, g, c, v, b keys not working. any help will be appreciated.
ShadeTreeTech
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August 10th, 2011 00:00
Hello,
I have this problem although the cursor behaviour seems like the problem may be due to overclocking. How can I determine if thisis the problem before tearing into the laptop? Thank you.
Jett
richwhyte
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August 10th, 2011 06:00
maybe you are right because I tried the tape fix twice and it did not help. The directions for the fix were great and easy to follow but I took the laptop apart twice and did exactly what they said and it was no help. the second time I opened it up I added more tape to make it thicker. Still no good. My problem is when typing in word, email or any program the cursor constantly jumps to somewhere else in the letter causing mistakes, deletions of sentences etc etc. It is so frustrating I am ready to throw the laptop out the window. I keep thinking it is software but it happens in any program.