Latitude E6400 Owner's Lounge

[GKDesigns]

nah, i chcked that already, there is no touchpad option either? the only box i see is one to switch the left and right button

Is there a touchpad icon down in the system tray? Check that out for settings or look for it in the control panel or in DCP.

GK

[teacheric]

Update on my blinking underscore.

I ran BIOS and it said it was a CDRW_1 - bad disk....blah blah.

Then I contacted Dell Online Chat and after narrowing some things, it was suggested that I reseat the memory sticks. Then if that didn't work, then run on just one stick.

I didn't need to do the latter as the comp booted up after I resat the memory.

So far so good (knock on wood).

FWIW, I did some research on potential causes of my problem and one thing caught my eye: having two Anti-Virus systems might conflict.

Is this the possible cause as I have MS Defender (came with the system) and Kaspersky AV?

[SpeedyMods]

Nope, MS Defender isn't AV, it's anti spyware.

It was most likely the memory.

Greg

[big jeffrey]

Is there a touchpad icon down in the system tray? Check that out for settings or look for it in the control panel or in DCP.

GK

no, nothing involves a touch pad that i can see in the control panel, closest thing i get is mouse and keyboard options....

[HerrKaputt]

no, nothing involves a touch pad that i can see in the control panel, closest thing i get is mouse and keyboard options....

If you haven't already, try installing the touchpad drivers from the Dell website.

[SpeedyMods]

big jeffrey, he was not talking about the control panel. He was talking about the system tray.

Look in the bottom righthand corner of your screen, you should see a number of icons as well as a small arrow that points left. Click on that arrow. Do you now see an icon that looks like a touchpad, it's essentially just a grey rectange.

Greg

[Martinus197335]

Hi everyone..
Just ordered one myself.

T9400
4GB ram
80Gb 7200 rpm Hdd
160m Nvs, Expresscard edition.
Without the backlit keyboard.
1440x900.

Can I buy the Xi-Fi sound ExpressCard for it? Does it support Xi-Fi technology?

[Greg]

Am I the only one that experienced a massive slow down on their computer with the A11 BIOS? I just "downgraded" back to the A09 BIOS and the computer is not constantly hanging up!

Here I was thinking my drive was dying, and I think it was because I moved to the A11 BIOS a few days ago...

[MiB]

Am I the only one that experienced a massive slow down on their computer with the A11 BIOS? I just "downgraded" back to the A09 BIOS and the computer is not constantly hanging up!

Here I was thinking my drive was dying, and I think it was because I moved to the A11 BIOS a few days ago...

Glad you mentioned this Greg, thanks!
I was just researching as to whether or not to flash our 22 E6500's to A11 this Friday.

We're on A06 right now, no issues really. I think we'll stay put for now.

[Greg]

Glad you mentioned this Greg, thanks!
I was just researching as to whether or not to flash our 22 E6500's to A11 this Friday.

We're on A06 right now, no issues really. I think we'll stay put for now.

I would try flashing it on one laptop, or wait for someone else to try it, before messing with all 22. There is a vPro update on the A11 BIOS, so if you are affected by that particular issue then you definitely want to flash one and try it.