Hey all !
I have a Dell Inspiron, mini 10 laptop with Windows XP, and a Gig of RAM, updated to SP3.
One day I went to updrade the RAM in the laptop from 1GB, to 2GB. Should be simple.....NOT !
Ya have to take the motherboard out to do this. GRRRR ! I took out the m-board, put in a 2GB stick and put it all back together. When I started up the laptop, eveything worked great except the touchpad and the keyboard. No response at all from them.Took it back apart to make sure I put it together right, and I had. Put it back together again and got the same results. I decided that maybe the RAM was bad so I got another 2GB stick, took the laptop apart and put in a different stick. I ended up with the same results. Touchpad and keyboard.....dead. I thought I'd put the original 1GB stick back in and see if that was it. NOPE ! Same result. Is there a magic switch somewhere that I don't know about ? Is there a secret combination of buttons to push that turn the touchpad and keyboard off ? I read on a thread that someone suggested to push the FN and F7 or F9 buttons. That did nothing either.
They are hooked up right. Ya can not get them mixed up. Anyone run into this before ?
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Jump to PostWith these laptops, you may have noticed that everything is squeezed together. You may need to open the laptop once again, and make 100% sure that the connector(s) from the keyboard and touchpad are snug and in place. try resetting those cables, but be careful not to pull on the …
Jump to PostJust to rule out any other issue with the OS, if you plug a USB keyboard/mouse, do those devices work?
Jump to PostThat may have been a coincidence. It is possible that when you opened the device, the cables, connectors, and/or other circuits were damaaged. RAM is not going to cause this issue. At the very minimum, if you plugged in RAM that was not supported, the system would not boot up …
Jump to PostI understand the scenario. If you want to completely rule out a driver issue, you can try a system restore point to a date previous to this issue. I doubt that is the issue. The fact that the USB keyboard and mouse worked indicates to me that the drivers are …
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