Re: Lenovo Yoga touchpad buttons not working

Here's an update on the problem. Somehow, my trackpad is starting to work again even though I have not done anything to it. It requires a large amount of pressure and only works half of the time, but it's better than not working at all.

Re: Lenovo Yoga touchpad buttons not working



There is a picture included on the Imgur link that shows the cable and connector contacts as well as the solder joints. There are six contacts on all the parts. The cable is also labeled TP_FFC....

Re: Lenovo Yoga touchpad buttons not working



The contacts of the cable look untouched, golden. The contacts of the connector that the cables slot into look golden too. I am not sure if this is the original cable because I got them mixed up when I swapped the new touchpad into this laptop. There doesn't seem to be a liquid spill on the cable or the contacts, and it's unlikely since it's on the underside of the logic board and the only sign of corrosion was way over to the left on the fingerprint sensor that I replaced. The silk screen label for the touchpad connector...

Re: Lenovo Yoga touchpad buttons not working

The entire touchpad and its buttons are in one assembly and connect to the motherboard with a ribbon cable. There is also a strip of foil that crosses from a large copper contact on the trackpad to the chassis of the laptop. I believe there is a downloadable schematic, but I do not know how to read it.

I have a Lenovo Yoga/Ideapad 910-13ikb. It is specced with the Core i7-7500U and 8GB of RAM. The problem is that the touchpad buttons do not work anymore after the laptop was exposed to water. The touchpad tracking works, and I am able to use it with gestures, but I would like to fix the buttons. So far, I have tried reinstalling the Windows Precision Touchpad drivers, trying several different Linux distros, resetting BIOS, reseating the touchpad ribbon cable, cleaning the motherboard with an electronic contact cleaner, and replacing the touchpad. There are no signs of corrosion inside except...

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Hello, I found this forum while looking for info on fixing a Lenovo Yoga. Hopefully, I can learn a little more about fixing laptops while I investigate the problems of this computer.