Avery Ollis asks:
Why won’t the touchpad on my new ASUS laptop work? I just got it. Any ideas?
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Start – Control Panel – Mouse – Device Settings
Just find the tab that has the synaptics logo
enable touchpad should if disabled
try to download a new touchpad driver
http://support.asus.com/download/options.aspx?SLanguage=en
Sometimes touchpad does not work while charging.
does it work, when it is not on ac power ?
Hello, usually with laptops you have to use a function key to enable touchpad. Depending on laptop’s brand it can be different. For Asus it should be Fn+F9 at same time.