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Hey man how is you touchpad now is it working flawlessly

I'm having weird issues with the G16 7620 on Linux. I'm wondering if this is the same thing.

Just wanted to confirm, I performed this fix on the Inspiron 16 2-in-1 (7620) last night and it appears to have been successful. Similar layout internally, different under trackpad payout, but the copper pads were obvious that needed bridging Many thanks for posting this guide, deffo saved a laptop and a window!

Thank you. This works perfectly!

My machine was only 1 year old and would have needed its 3rd pad replacement if not for finding this ground was an issue. I bought this Dell because my old laptop (win 7 system) still worked even after falling down a flight of stairs. I used solder as I had read the tape will fail after a while. For anyone wanting to solder, use a fine emery cloth (600 or finer) to clean the copper surface of the pad and then wipe with alcohol. Tin the solder iron, then tin the copper pad and the wire you are using. Then, reheat the tinned pad and drop the wire in and pull the iron away. This will assure you have applied the least amount of heat as the solder will melt quickly. Also assures the least amount of solder on the pad.

I'll try conductive tape.

Just wanted to say this works. I actually found this video after I orderd my laptop but before it arived. I guess Google was like "oh you bought a dell well here's your protentional future" Well it happend. I rememberd this fix, but i didn't have the tools to solder the wire, so i just put the wire between the conductive pad and the ground tab, then atachet it to the same screw you did, and instant change it work great now. Thanks

Thank you for the video. I too have a Dell Inspiron 16-7610. Rather than soldering an additional wire for better grounding, i simply did insert an additional wire between the copper plate and the little aluminum tongue. The connection between these two parts was simply too poor to provide good grounding. Now it is much better and my touchpad problems are gone.

Do you know if this same fix will work on a 7620 2-in-1? It seems to use the same basic architecture.

Literally just finished trying this fix with self-adhesive copper tape (I’m too chicken to solder something this expensive). Fingers crossed it works because sometimes I want to throw my laptop out of the window because of the trackpad. Thanks for such clear instructions.

Working like a charm. thanks so much

I just applied your fix today and my touch pad is now working perfectly! Thank you for figuring this out and for your great video. I have been frustrated for a year with my glitchy touch pad, and now it's great!

Thanks! it works, dell did replace my touchpad but same after 2 month, This video fix it! thanks!

Does anyone try this for Vostro series.

Did this 2 days ago… Trackpad works flawlessly now. Thank you

I've been going crazy with the loss of convenience a buggy trackpad brings. Trackpad has been reliably unreliable, and my warranty JUST expired. I'll be trying this soon, and will edit this comment when I do. Also, has anyone that owns this laptop noticed that pushing the laptop from the bottom but approximately below the trackpad will make it click? Or is that just mine?

I have inspiron 7620 and had the same problem. First I used double-sided conductive copper foil tape, But the problem returned within a few days, Finally I used soldering as shown in the video (I used welding with a small difference, instead of driving it into the bolt, I also welded it to the top.) and it works perfectly. It seems that the copper foil is not making good contact. P.S If you do not heat it for a long time, no marks or defects are left on the outside of the trackpad

As many other commenters noted, I just used a thin piece of copper tape to solve the issue with the same idea. I scratched the coating of both sides with a small flat-head screw driver and put the tape so that the exposed metal is connected to that bracket/metal piece that has the tabs on it. I did it on both sides to make sure there's enough conduction of the static off the trackpad. On the right side I did put some extra tape to connect it to the area with the screw in case that helps because I don't want to bother opening this again. Hope this helps someone.

The solution with copper tape from the comments here worked well and it's totally easy! After a useless touchpad replacement by Dell and after over a year with this problem, I can finally use my laptop normally. Thanks for the video and the comments!

Thanks. Question : as there is a "foam pad" between the copper tab and the stanless spring tab, why not "simply" removing that "isolator" If it weren't there, wouldn't there be the same grounding effect between the 2 metals ?

OMG! I had the first trackpad replaced under warranty and the new one worked for 2 days. So annoyed that I put it on the shelf until I came across this video. SO, I don't have a soldering iron where I am, but I got creative. I made a small rectangle folded piece of aluminum foil (folded tight to be the same footprint of the tab and not too thick...). I then saw that the right tab was the one probably not making good contact. I lightly sanded the copper pad, used a tweasers to slip between the copper pad and tab (making the tab more level with the other area), then put a piece of electrical tape over the whole area that the battery would hold down... BAM! It has worked for over a week! AMAZED!

Thank you sooooooo much. My touchpad has been replaced twice and the 3rd time Dell gave me a new laptop but the issue is always back!! Then the warrenty expired and Dell refused to fix it! Now thanks to you the laptop is reborn

Fabulous. I was terribly frustrated with the track pad issue. Tried your ground wire fix yesterday. Track pad now works beautifully. THANK YOU>

What type of screw driver is that specifically?

I've tried this and it seems to work for about a day then it goes back to acting stupid again.

hey I finally turned on this laptop after like over 2 years. Trackpad half works lol. It works but then glitches and doesnt. So definitely need to do this fix

Thank you, Legand

Omg, thank you so much. I've struggled since nearly two years with this issue. Got already a new touchpad from Dell, but the issue came back.. I'll give it a try tomorrow 🥰

Does the 7630 aslo have this issue or has dell resolved?

Seems I also just fixed the erratic trackpad behavior on my Inspiron 7610 using the advice from the DashRendar video and viewer comments. Used a non-invasive method. Got some 1/4 in conductive on both sides copper tape from Amazon. Assured myself that the sticky side was conductive. I measured about 0.4 ohms per inch. Got to the trackpad using DashRendar's instructions. The copper contact pad seemed to have little surface resistance. So, without sanding, I placed a short piece of tape from the copper pad to the silver-colored metal frame. I overlapped an additional length of copper tape up the frame towards the screw that DashRendar used for his grounding wire. So far so good. Don't have to connect a mouse every time I want to use the computer. Let's see if it lasts. Only problem is that I have enough copper tape to repair a few hundred computers. Many thanks to DashRendar and the commentators.

Thanks for making this video, very useful. I did the fix using adhesive copper tape with double sided conductivity (to both contact points), but the same erratic touchpad issue came back after a couple days of use. I opened it up again and did the same thing, but with two layers of tape for some extra thickness, including folding it over at the copper contact point to ensure there's enough thickness there that would press down, and that time it worked great for almost two weeks. The issue just came back... any ideas what could be resolving the problem temporarily but then having it come back over time?

Great video but I have insprion 14 with the same issue. After opening up the little copper square is not accessible. Is there anyway for me to still fix my issue?

Thanks so much A small contribution from my side, a copper tape might do the job, no need to open the screw or do solder work

Works on Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 laptop aswell. I had the same grounding problem it seems. The layout was a little different from the 7610, but very similar process nevertheless. ALSO, the contact pad is way smaller on the 7620, so soldering is a bit more difficult if you want to be precise. I recommend practicing soldering beforehand, so the process goes smoothly on the actual laptop. UPDATE: the issues came back again, so I opened the laptop up again, and I soldered another wire on the other contact pad (exactly like on the right side, the 7610 only has 1 contact pad, whereas 7620 has 2 contact pads). I also reheated the existing solder wire incase the connect was bad somehow. Seems to be working for now. Will update this comment if there's any other problems I run into, but this seems to be working for now.

Thanks a lot - I just repaired my touchpad!!! I used double-sided conductive copper foil tape, so no soldering was required and no overheating or damage could happen. Touchpad works like a charm now. Just like it is supposed to.

What would happen if we just removed the foam between the contacts. and replaced it with a thick copper tape. i do not like the look of the gerry rigged copper tape line i made lol it works but still.

i got two sided copper tape and it works. No stress for burning your laptop and no soldering. its just tape. just make a trail to the grounding bolt. no need to scrub anything either. i did both sides to opposite grounding bolts to make it even better and it is working like a charm

Does everyone fix this? In my case, the touchpad works ok when the laptop turns on. But after 15 to 20 minutes use the mouse cursor would start running crazy on the screen. It seems it may have something to do with temperature rise, or static build up?

I have asus g15 ga502iu, and this fix work fine for me. Thanks

Thank you so much. If you're careful with the heat, you can apply the fix without any bump at the end. Just get some solder on your tip and on the wire, and you should be able to do it quickly. Has been working ever since (couple days now). Previously couldn't get through a single day without the thing driving me insane.

thank you so much. I fixed my trackpad as same as your guideline and problem is solved

From day 1 - I have this issue, also there is a constant electric discharge on the metal beading on the edges, it is sometimes painful the electric discharge. I am surprised that they are so incompetent to fix this issue in production.

One and 3/4 years of erratic mouse behavior. Checked ohms from copper pad to TouchPad ground shroud. Fluctuates from .2 ohms to 100 ohms. Not a good connection. This fix holds a solid 0 to .2 ohms. No more erratic TouchPad! Thank you for the fix!

This is a totally confirmed solution. I did this 18 months ago, not a single trackpad glitch! And it's a nice touchpad, one of the nicest I've ever used.

I have this issue on my laptop. Dell is sending out and engineer to replace the touch pad which i dont think will fix the problem. I shouldnt have to be doing this kind of fix as per the video to make my system usable on a laptop that cost me £1000.

I fixed with copper tape without welding. It's ridiculous dell don't recognize the problem.. It's not so cheap product

Thank you for sharing this, I been dealing with this touchpad issue for a year, now I just need to find those tools, so I can fix it. But can I just remove the sliver pads on both side or sand it down to remove the obstacle between the copper and ground panel? in that case, all I need is a Phil screwdriver and a sand paper.

Your youtube video helped me a lot, I have a dell inspirion 7610 and the same issue with the touchpad. Thanks to the last part of your video I was careful to apply the soldering iron for a short time, so that the touchpad was not damaged. Now, and after 1 year of purchase my laptop is finally 100% perfect!

Thank you!!! You really are a lifesaver. I love my Dell Inspiron 16 plus 7620 (newer model, yes, they did the same mistake...) but it had the same issue, now it is completely fixed and I can finally enjoy this great laptop.

this is brilliant! I had the dell engineers come out at least 3 times before I gave up calling them. Does anyone know another method other than soldering? I dont have a soldering gun at the moment.