ThinkPad Yoga 12 Trackpad Scroll Icon

Still setting up and getting used to new ThinkPad Yoga 12. I really want to like it, but am ready to return it because of the trackpad, which feels cheap, and it has many issues that are interfering with productivity. 1. While scrolling, in all applications, the cursor changes to a mini scroll bar. Then I inadvertently hit the mini scoll buttons and the screen moves away from what I was doing... very frustrating! How do I prevent the cursor from changing to the mini scroll bar icon? 2. When I reach the end of a page while scrolling, there are multiple loud beeps (quite unbearable over the top of music through the headphones). This occurs in all applications, including Chrome and Word. 3. Trackpad has a lag and is quite imprecise.

jaeknyc wrote:
Hello,
I recently upgraded my Lenovo Yoga 12 with an SSD HD. After installing the hard drive and putting the back cover back on, the keyboard/trackpad/trackpoint stopped working.
I troubleshooted the problem by taking off the back cover and the keyboard/trackpad/trackpoint started working. I found out that the keyboard/t/t does not work when the middle-edge screw on the back of the laptop (an inch from the earphone jack) is screwed on. I am currenty using the laptop with this screw taken out.
Obviously this isn't that much of an inconvenience but I am concerned that the sensor? or whatever tells the laptop that the screen is past 90 degrees is malfunctioning.
Does anyone else have this problem or a solution? Thank you in advance.
-J
see our test note at http://users.wfu.edu/yipcw/lenovo/2015/tpyoga12/ it may be related to the ribbon cable we found. if we find more like that after we open up more chassis, it may be a manufacturing line procedure problem.

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Hi Edo101,
Welcome to Lenovo Community!
As per the query we understood that you are facing issue with keyboard on your ThinkPad Yoga.
Liquid sweats will be having sticky hence if it dried also it won’t work properly, you can clean the keyboard using isopropyl to a soft cloth and wipe it gently on keyboard and wherever you can find the stain, if the issue still persists then you have visit nearby service center for further assistance.
Please click here to visit the link where you can get the list of support contact numbers, select the respective region give a call.
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