Re: crazy trackpad or keyboard?

In article <260120060948009692%whaddayawant@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
whaddayawant <whaddayawant@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I have a 12" powerbook with a consistent problem...as I type, the
> cursor intermittently jumps to another spot on the screen and of course
> my text gets all garbled.

You're positive you're not brushing the trackpad with your arm or thumb
by accident?

You might try going to System Preferences -> Keyboard and Mouse ->
Trackpad -> and check "Ignore Accidental Trackpad Input."

See if that helps. You might also want to reset the Power Manager
circuit, which also controls the trackpad. To do that:

1. If the computer is on, turn it off.
2. Reset the power manager by simultaneously pressing and then
releasing Shift-Control-Option-Power on the keyboard. Do not press the
fn (Function) key while using this combination of keystrokes.
3. Wait 5 seconds.
4. Press the Power button to restart the computer.

(Copied from http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=14449 which
explains more of what the PMU does.)


If neither of those helps, yeah, I'd take it back and see what they can
do for you. Good luck.

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Garner R. Miller
Clifton Park, NY =USA=
http://www.garnermiller.com/
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