[P-e-G-i]

Looking to get a mini and hack it in the new year. If this really does make all the difference then "please sir may I have a tutorial?"

[yidakee]

'tis light moonlight on a darkened road !

Yes you may

What you need;

- Swiss army knife style blade
- Color-of-taste-isolating-plastic-tape... choice may affect response.
- A plastic hard covered book. I chose "SPSS Statistics for Beginners"
- Your favorite screwdriver

Procedure: (last picture is step 1, then in order, click next to watch like a short movie)

1 - remove palm rest and flip it over. Note the yellow paper tape. Remove and stick it on the edge of your monitor to keep clean.

2 - With your nail, pop up the edge of the copper blanket

3 - With the help of the blade, do the same to the silver one on the other side

4 - gently remove the trackpad connector

5 - gently un-glue the blankets, remove the 4 screws

6 - Finger on the trackpad surface, pop it out the palm rest

7 - place the trackpad faced up on the book surface, and measure the black tape to taste. The heavier the book and paper weight holding down the opposite side, the stabler the surface, the easier the cutting and placing. Cut leaving a bit out the sides. make sure the surface is really clean and even.

8 - With your thumb and nail, wedge the tape into the groove, several times, all the way around.

9 - This is a bit tricky, thank god no contacts are around. Cut slightly over the inner edge. Do NOT hold down the tape on the opposite side (underneath surface) or else the trackpad won't click when re-assembled

10 - ... err ... Re-assemble!

[yidakee]

the end. perfectly touch and multitouch sensitive, but on cruise control... nice and smooth, no sudden jolts like before, right clicking under control. If actually feels like a pressure sensitive button now! amazing! Press hard and move, and the cursor follows nicely. Click and light finger touching, and almost zero contact.

[P-e-G-i]

Originally Posted by yidakee

the end. perfectly touch and multitouch sensitive, but on cruise control... nice and smooth, no sudden jolts like before, right clicking under control. If actually feels like a pressure sensitive button now! amazing! Press hard and move, and the cursor follows nicely. Click and light finger touching, and almost zero contact.

And it looks freakin cool!

[tchariya]

Originally Posted by yidakee

tchariya, you have a very undergound version of SL, where did you find that one !?! (just kiddin' ya)
And where did you get the 9-cell battery? How long does it last you? Price? (thanks)

Look in the picture... seek an ye shall find ...

Some printer ready mail sticky label thingies... haven´t got a clue what they're called.

The difference is almost night and day !! there is just a little bit of trackpad touch-sensitivity to makes all the difference in the world. Mind you, 3 layers, not just one!

I can just let my left finger there touching the edge while right hand scrolling up and down... but the main thing is right clicking, I'm thinking of completely covering it with something platic to cut the "finger-sensing" all together.

My first reaction to the NEW trackpad in RC4 was "damn... gotta take my mouse to conserve my sanity"

No need for a mouse now !!

Dang...I've been had!

Finally someone found the humor in my sig.

[OmgFriday]

Wow, I am inspired.

[kylemorley]

I am very confused. I thought this was an easy mod that consisted of just sticking some tape on the pad to desensitize it. But now you are taking the computer apart?

Is that all just do you can do a neater job of gluing the tap down, or am I missing something?

BTW, the tape as per your original post worked great. Still no sure why, of what the touchpad thinks its doing, but it sure does something!

[yidakee]

Well, basically I did it because I wanted something neater and definite... somethin' to attract the laaaadies... Didn't really like how it looked the next day, lets face it, it didnt

Not that I am mad crazy about it now, but I do ALOT of typing and sorting, cutting a pasting, and although RC4 is much better than before, I still get suddent jolts of movement, magically warping to the opposite side... its all about driver, circuit sensitivity and conductivity of your fingers I guess.. In my case, it fixed all my -> damn it's !!

---------- Post added at 10:47 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:27 PM ----------

kylemorley,

I read back and I get why you are confused, sorry about that. When I speak of "it feels like pressure sensitive now, amazing whatever..." ... What I mean is that, for me, the slightest contact with the trackpad, makes it move. This drove me crazy, clicking and dragging stuff, right clicking to menu's, it was "drunk-driving" like! I would miss the mark when I tried to speed up things to get things done.

Now, at the covered area, the buttons behave like buttons "for the first time" when just tapping to click. No more click-and-move-a-bit. When click and other finger dragging, I reach the target and drop without missing, but, and this is the part the makes it most for me, for certain minute tasks I can click the button and move my finger, with extreme precision. Extreme precision. I say "like pressure sensitive" because, when I click-and-press-in a little harder, roll my finger around, it moves very gentle and very smooth. Unlike before. I would do so, but be very nervous reacting. Inversely, I can click and leave my finger light touching and no contact is made, making relaxed day-to-day operation smoother too.

Did I make sense at all ? Because it could be the "problem here" are my own fingers, not the trackpad... ?

[yidakee]

I made a video of it, nothing fancy nor covering all possible multitouch variations, but I think it self evident from here...

Just an observation, I had just resumed from sleep, so at the very beginning the cursor freezes a little due to the mini finishing off waking up... it is highly responsive and accurate!

YouTube- Dell 10v trackpad mod

YouTube- Dell 10v trackpad mod

[OmgFriday]

yidakee, how many layers did you put on? I have tried one layer, it is not enough.3 layers barely.
Thanks