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desciple

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Mar 29, 2005
9
0
Oakland,CA
Specs: IBOOK G3- 10.3
ISSUE: At random times, it seems the cursor is confined to small areas of the screen when using the touchpad. When I hook up a mouse, it's find.
When I disconnect the battery then reboot, it works. The problem shows up randomly. Any one heard of this, yet know a solution?
Any help helps:)
~JL~
 

OutThere

macrumors 603
Dec 19, 2002
5,730
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NYC
While there could be a problem with your trackpad, it could also be getting confused.

I've found that even the tiniest bit of water or sweat on the trackpad will make it almost non-functional. Try cleaning it off with a dry cloth, then seeing what happens.
 
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