Repairs

[RandomUsr890]

Greetings, I am a new poster and have been following this forum for some time now. I have a ThinkPad X230, and I am experiencing issues with the trackpad and touchpoint. However, the keyboard is functioning properly. I am curious if this could be a driver or hardware issue. Any guidance you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

[ZaZ]

I wold suggest trying to boot to Linux either via a disc or USB drive. It do not need to install it and does not cost anything. If it works in Linux that would point to a software issue. If not that means the hardware is more likely the issue. Good luck my friend and welcome.

[axur-delmeria]

You could try disconnecting the touchpad cable. If the Trackpoint works, then it's the touchpad causing the issue.

The touchpad and Trackpoint share one PS/2 port, so if one of them misbehaves, the other is affected.

[RandomUsr890]

I have been running Linux for years on all my machines (Manjaro), so is this more likely to be a hardware issue? I've repaired a few ThinkPads & aren't someone new to tinkering around.

[RandomUsr890]

You could try disconnecting the touchpad cable. If the Track point works, then it's the touchpad causing the issue.

The touchpad and Track point share one PS/2 port, so if one of them misbehaves, the other is affected.

I appreciate the advice, I will look around and find more information.