IBook G4 tracking Pad

Hi All,
My tracking pad and button have suddenly stopped working. I was in the middle of working and it just seem to freeze, but the keyboard still worked! The only way that I can move the cursor on the screen is by using my wireless mouse. This can be a pain when I am working out and about. I have tried re-starting, but no luck!
Any ideas what might have gone wrong? or any quick fixes?
Thanks in advance for any help!
Intel iMac Duo Core 2 Duo, 20" 2.16GHz 2GB RAM Mac OS X (10.4.8) iBook G4 Laptop 1.42 GHz, D-Link G604T Wireless Hub

Hi,
Thank you for your response.
The cable is connected and the trackpad area works fine it is the select button (not sure if this is the right term) that is located in front of the pad that does not work.
A USB mouse works fine.
Any other ideas?
Thanks,
Jon

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