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Question posted by cairnidun on July 21st, 2011

How Do I Disable The Ruinous, Disasterous, 'touch-sensitive Pointing Device' ?

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Answer #1: Posted by jolt on July 21st, 2011 5:10 PM

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Fn-F7 usually works on Acer. Also, you can sometimes disbale in the bios and you can also disable in Windows. So the good news is you probably have multiple options.

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Acer Aspire 8951G Notebook Service Guide - Page 18

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Acer Aspire 8951G Notebook Service Guide - Page 22

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Acer Aspire 8951G Notebook Service Guide - Page 24

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Acer Aspire 8951G Notebook Service Guide - Page 25

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Acer Aspire 8951G Notebook Service Guide - Page 26

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Acer Aspire 8951G Notebook Service Guide - Page 27

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Acer Aspire 8951G Notebook Service Guide - Page 28

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Acer Aspire 8951G Notebook Service Guide - Page 29

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Acer Aspire 8951G Notebook Service Guide - Page 31

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Acer Aspire 8951G Notebook Service Guide - Page 34

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Acer Aspire 8951G Notebook Service Guide - Page 45

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Acer Aspire 8951G Notebook Service Guide - Page 51

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Acer Aspire 8951G Notebook Service Guide - Page 52

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Acer Aspire 8951G Notebook Service Guide - Page 55

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Acer Aspire 8951G Notebook Service Guide - Page 65

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Acer Aspire 8951G Notebook Service Guide - Page 71

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Acer Aspire 8951G Notebook Service Guide - Page 158

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Acer Aspire 8951G Notebook Service Guide - Page 163

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Acer Aspire 8951G Notebook Service Guide - Page 164

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Acer Aspire 8951G Notebook Service Guide - Page 180

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