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Macbook A1181 Trackpad Issue
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<blockquote data-quote="taebby" data-source="post: 1432456" data-attributes="member: 265453"><p>Hello all,</p><p></p><p>I have a black Macbook from around 2006 that had been sitting around with a broken LCD since 2008 or so. I finally gathered the resolve to replace it and it worked out pretty well. I zeroed out the hard disk, repartitioned and did a fresh install of 10.6.8.</p><p></p><p>I still haven't been able to resolve an issue with the trackpad. It clicks okay but if I do so the left click on my USB mouse stops functioning--it works again if I unplug it and plug it back in. What upsets me is that the cursor doesn't respond to trackpad input whether there's a USB mouse present or not. </p><p></p><p>Now, as I recall the trackpad stopped working sometime after the LCD broke. I may have found a way to run it with the lid closed so I could run Transmission on it around the clock. This may have been a dumb idea but it seemed brilliant at the time. I will say I can't quite recall if the trackpad broke before, during or after I was doing this. </p><p></p><p>I've read that power supply could be at issue but I've tried it with 3 prong, duck head etc.</p><p></p><p>Pardon me if I've given too much information, this is my first post here. I'd really appreciate any insight!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="taebby, post: 1432456, member: 265453"] Hello all, I have a black Macbook from around 2006 that had been sitting around with a broken LCD since 2008 or so. I finally gathered the resolve to replace it and it worked out pretty well. I zeroed out the hard disk, repartitioned and did a fresh install of 10.6.8. I still haven't been able to resolve an issue with the trackpad. It clicks okay but if I do so the left click on my USB mouse stops functioning--it works again if I unplug it and plug it back in. What upsets me is that the cursor doesn't respond to trackpad input whether there's a USB mouse present or not. Now, as I recall the trackpad stopped working sometime after the LCD broke. I may have found a way to run it with the lid closed so I could run Transmission on it around the clock. This may have been a dumb idea but it seemed brilliant at the time. I will say I can't quite recall if the trackpad broke before, during or after I was doing this. I've read that power supply could be at issue but I've tried it with 3 prong, duck head etc. Pardon me if I've given too much information, this is my first post here. I'd really appreciate any insight! [/QUOTE]
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