My Lenovo 3000 N500 PC notebook touch pad is dead. What should I do to open it?

Clearly it's a hardware issue if your laptop is still in warranty call lenovo thinkline @ 18004267378 because it might be a possible DC-IN port or motherboard problem..Request for service repair.

It most likely has something conductive around the edges. Clean the pad with a cloth or paper towel that has 99% isopropyl alcohol on it. Use something like a toothpick to push the cloth or paper right into the edges. Once it is clean, and completely dry, try again. If it still doesn't work you may need to check the connection inside the laptop.


~KenjiFox

HI there press FN key as well as F7/F8/F9 key. One of the F key mark by touch pad. Just press that by pressing FN key. Thanks.

I do. Open the Lenovo 3000 N500 Notebook PC, and un-stick it.

You need the Service Manual.
Lenovo calls it an HMM.
Hardware Maintenance Manual

Below is the Lenovo Support link for the download page, for the Lenovo 3000 N500's Hardware Maintenance Manual. The Top file listed is the one you want.

Either the site is updating right now, or Lenovo no longer offers this manual. Clicking on the file does no good.

http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/site.workflow:SimpleSiteSearch?q=lenovo+3000+n500+hmm&cc=us&lang=en


No big deal.

Copy this link, paste it into your address bar, and press the Enter key.
It's a direct link to the HMM file.

http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/45n3577_01.pdf

Regards,
joecoolvette

Hi!
- you can do this thru the Mouse properties
- go to control panel, look for & click the mouse icon
- on Mouse properties, got o the TAP Tab
- near the bottom area, Under Tapping, put a check on "TAP OFF while typing"


Hopr this helps.. :D

Hello,
Below is a link that should be helpful in restoring the use of your touch pad:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-71738
Thanks.

Turn on your computer. Press F2, while the initial screen is displayed.
The BIOS Setup Utility screen opens.

Boot priority order look for your had disk here.
order should be
1. cd rom
then 2. hard disk
then 3. usb or network boot device. anything bellow doesn't really matter much.

The mouse pad maybe faulty or the ribbon cable from the mouse pad to the motherboard may not be properly connected. Reseat this cable.
You can connect an USB optical mouse to the laptop. I prefer you use a USB mouse all the time over the mouse pad.

you need to go to device manager...
right click "my Computer"
select "manage"
select "device manager"
click the + sign for "mice and other pointing devices"
select your touch pad...

try to enable it or find what is wrong from there

You'll need a USB mouse or something of that ilk to do it.

good luck

You have a button just to do that simle task, its un the upper right side and it has a touchpad on it, press it, looks like a display but its a button :)

One image worth 1000 words:

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/71738_touchpad.gif


Complete guide found in LENOVO support:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-71738