Touchpad Problems

[sb14blue]

I purchased a custom laptop from a system builder on eBay a couple of years ago. The system is an Intel Rick Creek 2 and the motherboard is an Intel MGM45WU mobile board. When I use the touchpad, the cursor will all of a sudden start acting erratically, opening and closing windows. Sometimes the cursor will freeze. When it starts acting erratically, I cannot touch the touchpad for about 10-15 seconds. If the cursor freezes, I have to Ctrl+Alt+Del and start the Task Manager to unfreeze the cursor. I think is it a hardware problem because it started when I had Windows Vista and it continued when I upgraded to Windows 7. I played around with the mouse and cursor speed settings and nothing has helped. Unfortunately, Intel has discontinued support for my motherboard, so I cannot get any help with fixing or replacing the touchpad. I would like to replace the touchpad, but I do not have a part number. I am considering buying a touchpad on eBay from seller who is parting their system, but I do not know what would be compatible. Does anyone have any ideas?

 

[Puppies04]

Have you opened up the laptop and checked the connector from the touchpad is secure and has no dust in it? I only suggest you do this as you will be doing exactly the same thing if you order a spare part.