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T420 TrackPoint Sensitivity keeps resetting with every boot up.

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T420 TrackPoint Sensitivity keeps resetting with every boot up.

#1 Post by balibone » Sat Mar 26, 2016 11:23 pm

Hi guys, I'm using a Thinkpad T420 with Win7 64bit.
I've been having this problem for the past month or so.
Everytime I set the sensitivity of the TrackPoint in the UltraNav tab in Mouse Properties, it saves correctly but is forgotten once the computer restarts.
The sensitivity will go back to the default setting(slider will go back to the centre)
I have tried opening up the palmrest and reconnecting the connector to the motherboard. Still doesn't solve the problem. In fact I realised that before I tried this it only resets every 2-3 reboots but now it resets at EVERY reboot. Anyone has any ideas? :?

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Re: T420 TrackPoint Sensitivity keeps resetting with every boot up.

#2 Post by deickos » Mon Mar 23, 2026 12:47 am

yea i have experienced the same issue in my own t420
specifically, trackpoint sensitivity goes to default and touchpad features need tuning again and again
suspect must be a driver issue
T500 - T9600, 8g ram, 1680x1050
T420 - 2450M, 16g ram, 1366x768
X61t - L7500, 4g ram, 1024x768
W520 - 2760QM, 16g ram, 1920x1080
X201 - 560M, 8g ram, 1280x800

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Re: T420 TrackPoint Sensitivity keeps resetting with every boot up.

#3 Post by RealBlackStuff » Mon Mar 23, 2026 1:06 am

@deickos:
Your reply is 10 YEARS late...
How about checking the CMOS battery, it's probably (near) dead.
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Re: T420 TrackPoint Sensitivity keeps resetting with every boot up.

#4 Post by deickos » Mon Mar 23, 2026 2:28 am

RealBlackStuff wrote:
Mon Mar 23, 2026 1:06 am
@deickos:
Your reply is 10 YEARS late...
How about checking the CMOS battery, it's probably (near) dead.
yea it is - are you saying ultranav settings are stored in some chip ?
not all settings are gone though that is why i thought of drivers...
T500 - T9600, 8g ram, 1680x1050
T420 - 2450M, 16g ram, 1366x768
X61t - L7500, 4g ram, 1024x768
W520 - 2760QM, 16g ram, 1920x1080
X201 - 560M, 8g ram, 1280x800

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