throbscottle
Well-Known Member
My laptop died the other day, I tried re-flowing the motherboard with my trusty heat gun and amazingly it works again. However the ps/2 trackpad has gone a bit cranky. It will work fine for a few seconds, then become more and more erratic before locking up completely (clicks still work though). Leave it alone for a while and it will work for a few more seconds. Have eliminated slightly melted connector, and ribbon cable as cause of fault. I'm speculating that it's getting limited power, storing some charge, working with that until it's gone, deteriorating performance as it goes, then re-gaining it when it's been left alone a while and working briefly again.
Wondering how to proceed. Any suggestions, anyone?
Wondering how to proceed. Any suggestions, anyone?