Unsolved

This post is more than 5 years old

Closed

1 Message

5475

November 18th, 2007 14:00

Left clickers not working

I have an Inspiron 4100 which has both the pointer and the touch pad. My problem is that the left clicker does not work with either, and I had to purchase a wireless mouse. Anyone know why the clickers won't work?

November 18th, 2007 15:00

How old is the 'left clicker' aka mouse button?  It may have just been used too much if it's older.  Does it feel the same as you expect the button to feel?  If it's sticking or not 'bouncy' then you've likely got something broken inside.  Compare it to how the right button feels when you (try to) click them.
 
Try looking at the manuals on the support page.  There's one that tells you how to (dis)assemble the button and replace it with another one.  Dell is very friendly with giving information on their site to people trying to fix their gear.  You can get pieces from people who 'part out' their broken laptops, at decent prices.  If you've not worked on laptops before, and especially if you've not got lots of electronics repair experience, this might not be the job for you.  Of course, it's obvious that it's the nature of a community site with free advice, that you're the one taking all the risks if you break it further.  I still try to give you too bad/unsafe of advice.  ;)
 
Your best bet is to make sure that it's not possible to fix it without spare parts, before purchasing random pieces of kit.
 

9 Legend

 • 

87.5K Posts

November 18th, 2007 15:00

The switch under the button is likely worn out - you can remove the touchpad to check it.
No Events found!

Top