At 12:25 PM -0800 11/26/2002, victoria brandon wrote: >SOS for the second time in four days. The trackpad clicker button (is this >the right name? the equivalent of the mouse button) on my 5300 has just >bitten the dust -- it's been acting wonky for some time, but now seems to >have quit definitively. Is this fixable, or do I have to track down a >replacement part, and if so what's needed -- a new palm rest? > >The service manual explains how to get at it, but says nothing about >repairs, or replacement for that matter. A couple of weeks ago there was a >thread on the list about this very problem in a 3400, but I gathered that >this defect was model-specific so didn't pay sufficient attention. > >The computer is barely usable this way -- there do seem to be keyboard >equivalents for just about everything -- and if necessary I could plug in a >mouse, but it sure is inconvenient.
If it's not repairable then you may need to get a replacement palm rest. I don't recall seeing any place listing track pad switches only (but then I haven't really looked THAT much). I was just inside both a G3 (more or less the same as a 3400) and a 5300. The part LOOKED the same but I wasn't really comparing them. The G3 had a broken plastic tab that the microswitch pressed against when operated. The switch is mounted to the button pad and this plastic tab is stationary, odd. I glued the tab back and after a couple of days it is still okay. I may have gotten lucky here. As someone mentioned there is a piece of software that makes a 5300s trackpad operate like the latter models where you can click, click and drag and so on with just the trackpad. I tried it on a 5300 and wasn't satisfied with it but it does work. The operation of the G3 software is nicer. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
