Touchpad not working AT ALL (Not even in BIOS)

Ok... not having time to post more elaborated stuff... I will go on to give talk about this apparently simple problem...

Today I found out my touchpad was not working. Ok I said... It must be something disabled on the device setup... Nop, it's not. Well... yep, it must be the driver. Uninstall, reboot, re-install, reboot... nop. Ok, it must at any rate, be a Windows problem... let's try Linux... reboot, come on Linux darling... nop, still not working... what the....????

Well, it should work in the BIOS, or there is maybe some option disabled... checking the BIOS... nop, no way... is the hardware broken? did I spill some liquid? did I hit it? no... no that I remember.

Let's google it... config? check, drivers? check, bios? check... ok let's see this post by whiteblade here and... wowwww that actually worked!

The solution: DISCONNECT THE LAPTOP AND TAKE OUT THE BATTERY FOR SOME MINUTES. It should gave time to some part of the memory to discharge, so when out turn it back on, your touchpad will be alive.

Yep, this might not work for everyone... but it did for me and for other people... so this post should help those who are about to start tearing their shirts apart and yelling at the laptop for being so fragile.

Jumping Cursor Problem solved

Well I had this problem of my cursor jumping randomly while I typed, and hadn´t found a good solution, but this guy really found the answer, so if you want you can go to the link and follow the instructions (nevermind the "Content Warning" apparently software and computers are not his major interests, but anyway he found the solution to this problem that seems to affect a lot of people with laptops):

http://slimdave420.blogspot.com/2007/05/jumping-skipping-cursor-problem-solved.html?zx=a3728b21963b8447

Or read the short version:

The problem is that Windows 7 by default uses the PS2 Mouse driver for the touchpad instead of using the proprietary driver. So you should:

1-Find the appropriate driver for your touchpad and download it. (It should be in the manufacturer's website)

2-Uninstall the PS2 mouse driver, BUT DON'T REBOOT!

3-Install the proprietary driver. And reboot.

After this, you should have the touchpad's software, and the problem should be gone. (Anyway, if you have an external mouse, you can use that software to disable the touchpad)