Keyboard Lag Debugging

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The MS driver doesn't work perfectly for everyone, however (at least when it comes to the keylag issue).

[HeavenCry]

Works for me (at least i think it does, but i admit the functionality of the MS driver is so bad that i just didnt test it so much, but rather went to disabling the touchpad in Bios).

[JoeWhee]

Same for me, It worked for me but provided such crappy functionality I went back to disabling in BIOS for the time being.

[Jody]

Me too. With touchfreeze it isn't wretched, but it's still pretty bad. No missed keystrokes, though.

I messed with the SampleRate key for SYN0A06. It doesn't change a thing. I think that when a laptop has a Synapics pad in it, there is a BIOS setting that defines the polling rate. If this is true, the polling rate isn't the problem since the MS driver works fine and the hardware polling rate would be identical. All supposition, of course.

[micman]

Me too. With touchfreeze it isn't wretched, but it's still pretty bad. No missed keystrokes, though.

I messed with the SampleRate key for SYN0A06. It doesn't change a thing. I think that when a laptop has a Synapics pad in it, there is a BIOS setting that defines the polling rate. If this is true, the polling rate isn't the problem since the MS driver works fine and the hardware polling rate would be identical. All supposition, of course.

But a supposition I would be highly interested to hear an Asus rep's opinion on. So does that mean Microsoft's driver polls at 100hz on all laptop touchpads? Or just Synaptics? Forgive my ignorance, but my curiosity overwhelms me.

[HeavenCry]

Gary hasnt posted any update for a while now (i dont consider "were working on it" or "its our top priority" an update)... not to mention he promised a solution would be released some time ago.
And hes still not answering my emails... im getting a bit annoyed.
I wish he could be a bit more honest with us and answer what they are doing, how far they are and id really like to know what was changed in the new vBios, but seeing how they work, well never get any straight answers.

[ziddy123]

I'm not condoning Asus. I think regardless of brand companies should have properly working products.

But those who may think Asus is particular bad because of this, do me a favor. Take a chill pill and realize every brand and every laptop has it's issue.

Google: MacBook Pro Trackpad/Keyboard not working. You'll find some threads about 300 pages long. And these guys have it worse, it's not just lag. Keyboard/mouse simply not working.

I know this because my roommate has a brand new 2010 13" MacBook pro and his keyboard and mouse stopped working. It is only a few weeks old. He can't even run a restore off DVD because his F*ing mouse/keyboard doesn't work. And yes, we even tried USB, and even the externals don't work. Only a week ago, after the 2nd day using, his monitor stopped functioning requiring a motherboard and screen replacement. And he paid, you guessed it... $1,700.

You may have issues with your G73, but nothing like my roommate is having with his MacBook. Crap doesn't even work...

[Jody]

I don't think the polling rates in the Windows registry are used by the MS Driver or the Synaptics driver. That "mousrate checker" program yields about 80Hz on my system with either driver installed. My external mouse has a much higher rate, but my understanding is that all USB mice have higher rates. For some mice on older desktops at least, the polling rate is controlled through software. On laptops with Synaptics touchpads it is controlled through hardware and other laptops have recieved touchpad behavior improvements by the release of an updated BIOS that increases the tp rate from 40Hz to 80Hz. Ours is already at 80Hz and ours is affecting the keyboard more than anything else. To complicate the issue further, something like half the laptops don't even have keyboard lag running the same BIOS with the same drivers and TP hardware.

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Just checked my device ID and it is a synaptic touchpad - SYN0A6. I also just did a clean install of Windows 7 with only the keyboard filter and latest ATK drivers. I did the install with the touchpad disabled in the bios and have just enabled it to test the keyboard issue. I think I need to install touchfreeze though because the biggest problem is the palm of my hand hitting the touchpad while I type.

[Chastity]

The Synaptic drivers have a tab for adjusting the palmrest sensitivity. Settings...Pointing...Sensitivity...PalmCheck