Touch pad stops working when I plug my external hard drive in????

Exactly that.
I an have HP Envy 14 Spectre, it's about 6 months old and hasn't given me any trouble until now. Whenever I plug my external hard drive in the touch pad starts behaving eratically and won't respong properly, it's really bizzare and very annoying. I've looked around but I can't find anyone with a similar probem to me on the web so I'm really stumped about what to do.
Any suggestions will be apprectiated.
Thanks.

If the system is updated, try the Forced Reset:
Reset your notebook:
Notebooks- Forced Reset to Resolve Hardware and Software Issues- Sealed Non-Removable Battery
OR
Notebooks - Use Hard Reset to Resolve Hardware and Software Issues - Removable Battery
I am assuming you have the system UPDATED. If not, then you should make sure it IS updated with the latest TouchPad driver. Start at
Support and Drivers
Enter your information, put in the OS and Click Next -- Scroll down.
Check under Mouse and Keyboard stuff.
Is the BIOS on the latest? Probably. Do not mess with the BIOS unless there is a good reason to do so. Read the update information in your computer's driver update page -- see if the update applies to your system.
Updating the BIOS
If you decide to update your BIOS,
Disconnect all USB drives
Always run in AC power
Do not touch the system while the update is in progress
Optional: leave wireless button ON, but turn off the router (to make sure there are no interruptions)
Next, Call HP. Frankly, it could be hardware. Sounds just odd. You may has well take advantage of that warranty. See what HP says. They may have seen this before and if so, it will be in the HP database.
Contact HP
USA/Canada – Contact HP // Self-Help – Email - Chat
HP may want to have you do a Recovery on the system - that is back up all your personal data and then reinstall the Operating System. If you have Windows 8, you might get away with backing up your personal data and doing a Refresh... Regardless, you may as well plan on making a full set of backups because at some point soon you are going to need them.
HP PCs - Backing Up Your Files (Windows 7)
HP PCs - Backing Up Your Files (Windows 8)
Will the Recovery / Refresh / Reset fix it? It may well fix it if the software is at fault. Nothing will get better if there is a hardware problem as the root cause - throwing software around doesn't fix hardware issues. You have to throw software at a problem sometimes to convince folks that the hardware is broken. Smiling.
Good Luck!
Kind Regards,
Dragon-Fur

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