Dell Precision M6600 Mobile Precision Re-Image Guide - Page 25

Touchpad - touchpad driver

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Dell Latitude Ultrabook, E-Family & Mobile Precision Reimage "How-To" Guide 2.6.15 Touchpad o Microsoft XP 32 & 64-Bit, Vista 32 & 64-Bit, and Win7/8 32 & 64-Bit Operating Systems do not include the Dell Touchpad drivers o The Microsoft native OS mouse driver only provides basic point and click functionality. No advanced features are available with the native driver and this may provide a less than optimal user experience o Dell recommends installing the appropriate Dell Touchpad driver for the following user experience benefits: 1. The driver is tuned to the system characteristics to offer enhanced cursor acceleration and precision 2. The driver provides the core palm rejection features 3. Access to additional features and control setting (varies with system) including:  Enhanced scrolling and tapping  Touch sensitivity control  Multi-Touch Gestures (2nd Generation)  Jog Shuttle control (M6400 & M6500) E4200 E4300 E5400 E5500 E6400 E6400 ATG E6500 M2400 M4400 M6400 E4310 E5410 E5510 E6410 E6410 ATG E6510 M4500 M6500 E5420 / E5520 E6320 E6420 E6420 ATG E6520 M4600 M6600 E5430 / E5530 E6230/E6330/ 3330 E6430/E6430s /E6430u E6430 ATG E6530 M4700 M6700 Solution Differences between Dell Touchpad devices and drivers: 1st Generation 2nd Generation 3rd Generation 4th Generation Dell Touchpad / Pointing Stick XXXXXXX Dell Multi-Touch Touchpad Dell Jog Shuttle Touchpad Dell Jog Shuttle Touchpad (Multi-Touch) XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XX XX X XX X X o Dell Touchpad drivers are different between the 1st and 2nd generation of systems. Drivers from the 1st generation (Dell Touchpad / Pointing Stick) and 2nd generation (Dell Multi- Touch Touchpad) are NOT compatible. Dell strongly recommends only installing the appropriate driver for the system. 3rd generation Latitude Touchpad driver is backward compatible on 2nd generation Latitude systems o Dell Touchpad drivers are found under the "Input Device Drivers" section posted on Dell's driver & downloads support web site (support.dell.com)

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Dell Latitude Ultrabook, E-Family & Mobile Precision
Reimage “How
-
To” Guide
2.6.15
Touchpad
o
Microsoft XP 32 & 64-Bit, Vista 32 & 64-Bit, and Win7/8 32 & 64-Bit Operating Systems do
not include the Dell Touchpad drivers
o
The Microsoft native OS mouse driver only provides basic point and click functionality. No
advanced features are available with the native driver and this may provide a less than
optimal user experience
o
Dell recommends installing the appropriate Dell Touchpad driver for the following user
experience benefits:
1.
The driver is tuned to the system characteristics to offer enhanced cursor
acceleration and precision
2.
The driver provides the core palm rejection features
3.
Access to additional features and control setting (varies with system) including:
Enhanced scrolling and tapping
Touch sensitivity control
Multi-Touch Gestures (2nd Generation)
Jog Shuttle control (M6400 & M6500)
Differences between Dell Touchpad devices and drivers:
o
Dell Touchpad drivers are different between the 1
st
and 2
nd
generation of systems. Drivers
from the 1
st
generation (Dell Touchpad / Pointing Stick) and 2
nd
generation (Dell Multi-
Touch Touchpad) are NOT compatible. Dell strongly recommends only installing the
appropriate driver for the system. 3
rd
generation Latitude Touchpad driver is backward
compatible on 2
nd
generation Latitude systems
o
Dell Touchpad drivers are found under the
“Input Device Drivers” section posted on Dell’s
driver & downloads support web site (support.dell.com)
E4200
E4300
E5400
E5500
E6400
E6400 ATG
E6500
M2400
M4400
M6400
E4310
E5410
E5510
E6410
E6410 ATG
E6510
M4500
M6500
E5420 /
E5520
E6320
E6420
E6420 ATG
E6520
M4600
M6600
E5430 /
E5530
E6230/E6330/
3330
E6430/E6430s
/E6430u
E6430 ATG
E6530
M4700
M6700
Dell Touchpad / Pointing Stick
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Dell Multi-Touch Touchpad
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Dell Jog Shuttle Touchpad
X
Dell Jog Shuttle Touchpad (Multi-Touch)
X
1
st
Generation
2
nd
Generation
Solution
3
rd
Generation
4th Generation