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Msi Wind Forums • View topic - The $12 Touchpad Experiment
So just like most of you I've been gnashing my teeth with Sentellic touchpad that MSI used in place of the Synaptics goodness. lozza69er was kind enough to provide a link (pdf) to a product order sheet for Wind components. After a little googling the Synaptics part # referenced in that parts ...
Msi Wind Forums • View topic - [DIY] Two button mousepad ( SUCCESS)
Msi Wind Forums • View topic - [DIY] Two button mousepad ( SUCCESS)
forums.msiwind.net — Well it took about 3-4 days of tinkering, but eventually this was the best solution Step 1.... Take apart button and cut it in half ( I used an exacto blade, then used a small saw) Step 2. Find a spring that will fit in the hole where the center peg will ... (more) Msi Wind Forums • View topic - [DIY] Two button ...
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Apparently MSI has recently swapped out the Synaptics touchpad on the MSI Wind with a touchpad from Sentellic. What’s the difference, you might ask? Well, that thing you’re able to do with Synaptics touchpads where you gently stroke your finger up and down the right-hand side of the pad to ...