Trackpad is messed up

Recently my trackpad had been acting as if it is always pushed down (I'm using an external mouse now). How do I fix this issue?

Sounds a lot like a motherboard,
What makes you think the logic board is bad? You said the trackpad does not work. The trackpad is mechanical and part of the keyboard. They are replaced as one unit.
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Help! trackpad seems messed up...

it's not a question of having the "accidental input" checked, because it's not...
the trackpad is really draggy and slow, it will freeze every few seconds. it's been like this since the purchase of the Macbook on Thursday.
it's possible to use it but every few inches it'll get stuck or unresponsive.
I tried updating to 10.4.6, to no avail. USB mouse works fine.
any thoughts?
thanks much!
z

z,
Try resetting the power management unit. The PMU also handles some aspects of trackpad control. Here's the link to the instructions:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303319

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I'll assume she is not running Lion 10.7 OS. (It helps when you include information about the Mac). Insert the OS installer disk and reboot while holding down the 'c' key. Run Repair Disk from Disk Utility.

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I have a 2008 Macbook pro and a few months ago after upgrading to 10.6.8 my left click has been wonky.
Using the trackpad the left click eventually gets "stuck" or stops responding and I have to push it multiple times before it does anything. I have tried plugging in a mouse, but when I do so the mouse also behaves the same way. The only way I seem to be able to get the clicking to work properly is to restart the computer with the mouse attached.
I have seen threads about trackpads being messed up by swollen batteries, but my battery is brand new and looks fine, and the clicking problem extends to an external mouse, so I believe it is something with the preferences.
I tried deleting com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouchTrackpad.plist and restarting and the problem seemed to be fixed, but then after about a half hour it returned.
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Something very strange happens to me today and I can not figure out how to fix this, so I am hoping someone would shed some light here as it's driving me crazy.
I was working on my MBP today until somehow it got totally frozen and it did not respond to anything I do including attempt to shut down the machine. As a last resort, I had to press and hold the power button for 2-3 seconds to shut down the machine.
Upon re-booting my machine, now I notice I am UNABLE to drag the window around (like mail, ical, safari..etc). I can always drag (or move if you will ) the window around by press and hold down my thumb and with another finger. Now all of a sudden, that does not work for me anymore, and the only way to drag the window is to move the cursor to top of the window, tap twice with one finger, then drag.
I know this sound very bizarre and i am totally baffled by this. I was thinking perhaps when I shut it down using the power button, somehow something was not closed properly and it left something in a limbo state.
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@macjack
I removed those two plists you suggested, restarted, it did not help
@andyball
Sorry for the confusion, I have always been able to place the cursor on the title bar of a window, hold down with my thumb and move with a second finger. Of course, now that does not work. Tapping twice when the cursor on the title bar is the only way I can move the window.
Additional info here, when I plug in a mouse, I can move while holding down the button.
I wonder if my trackpad is messed up.

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Welcome to Apple Discussions!
Assuming you have not been eating or drinking around it, check your Apple menu -> System Preferences -> Keyboard and Mouse settings for the Trackpad to make sure the clicking speed is set the way you want it.
Adding a third party mouse could affect the responsiveness of the trackpad.
If you have been eating or drinking around it, or it has been a bag not clear of lint, something might have gotten between the trackpad cracks and caused a short. You can always add a mouse or external trackpad if you suspect this has happened. I would not open the case yourself, however, if you want an authorized service technician to take a look to see nothing is loose or causing a problem inside, they might be able to help you out. As long as the machine is under a year old, if you haven't purchased AppleCare, I recommend you do, which you still can.

New Firmware messed up my Trackpad

I just installed the new firmware updates - EFI 1.3 and SMC 1.2. Now my Trackpad doesn't work! Every time I touch the Trackpad it opens the Application Switch window.... one, two, three, or four fingers opens the Application Switch.
What's the deal? I wasn't having any problems with my system before - they came up in the software updates and I just went ahead with the installs... is there anyway to uninstall these updates?

At this point I can't really say it was an issue with the EFI 1.3 and SMC 1.2 updates... but there seems to be a tie to them....
I blamed the update because the night before the flight I ran Software Update which loaded the two updates. After the update, the next time I used the MacBook was on the plane - and was having all the Trackpad issues. I assumed it must have been the EFI and SMC updates.
While on the plane I noticed that the problems would come and go.... and eventually made the connection of my Trackpad problem with being connected to the outlet power on the plane. Every so often I noticed the problem disappeared - and it happened to be the same time the MagSafe power connector was disconnected.
So that might close the whole issue out - dirty power on the plane, right? Not quite... a couple things bother me about this:
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Apple wireless keyboard, mouse and trackpad battery management is SO MESSED UP! HELP!

I have like 2 dozen batteries that I have swapped in the days since 10.8.4. The **** thing just drains in like 4 days. I am using apple wireless keyboard and mouse/trackpad (either at a time) with my macbook pro that is in closed lide clamshell mode less than a feet away from these devices. the batteries are draining like crazy! 3-4 days! they used to work for like weeks! i have heard in another thread that there is some bluetooth driver issue.
i know many of you would come up with things to check for like other wireless devices, etc. but like I said i have been using this since 2011 and only now since 10.8.4 they have gone crazy!
whats even more weird is that i dont think the batteries are really draining. its something to do with the battery management hardware/software that fails to see the power inside. when i remove the currently dead battery and put in one that was indicated having 0% charger i get a magically 50+ % sometimes event 80! a reboot and the figure is something else! since this is happening with all the three input devices i think its something to do with macbook pro.
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Neerav

SOLUTION:
Put the devices in "Manual paring mode"
1. Turn device off.
2. Push and hold in power button until the LED starts flashing on and off.
3. Try the paring procedure.
4. It should work.
I went to the apple store and this is what they did. They got the trackpad paired no problem, but the keyboard would refuse to make connection. At first they blamed windows and didn't want to replace the keyboard because it worked fine under OSX. However I made them try one of their keyboards and it paired fine. So they ended up swapping out my keyboard for one of the newer ones and now it pairs with both windows and OSX with no problem!

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Hello, I recently bought a white macbook last week and let me say Im pleased with the product. Ive been an apple user for many years but never had my own mac, but now I do. So i have been reading in previous posts about the trackpad and cleaning the white macbook and my answer still seems, well unanswered. So when I got my laptop i honestly only used it 3 times before dirt started to form on the trackpad. I wash my hands before each use, but it is still smuged black. I tryed ikear and a magic earaser. now that stuff works GREAT for the screen and the keyboard and palm rest but since the trackpad is a much smoother material it does not work for it. I just bought a protective film for the trackpad and it works. but seeing the black smudge kills me and I knew it was going it get dirty but i didnt know it was after the 3rd time i used it and its uncleanable. please help me. im even thinking of calling apple and sending them it to them and have it professionally cleaned haha..
thank you!

What happens if you close the lid? Sleep?
In your place I would use sleep state to reset PRAM, as it can resolve your graphical mess.
Your keyboard likely was not powered after SMC/PRAM failure, so you will need to open MBP cover without opening the lid and disconnect battery power cable with insulated tools from logic board, wait for 5-10 minutes, then try to reset PRAM while keeping cover

HT3964 My Macbook Pro did not respond to the power button, and I ended up resetting the smc. After that, it would start, but the keyboard would not respond, pnly the trackpad. On the screen there is a symbol with ahorizontal white bar and a row of empt

After resetting the SMC the keyboard is inoperative. On the start screen appears a traslucent square with a horizontal bar in white, and a row of empty dots below (the same format as for example the brightness symbol). I cannot turn the Mac off with the power button, only with the trackpad, clicking on the turn off symbol on the screen.
When I try to login with my username, no characters appear as I type.
I can login as a guest, but from there I can do nothing, because the keyboard is still inop and if I wanted to, for example, have the software updated, I need to type an admin login, which is impossible.
Thanks for your help

What happens if you close the lid? Sleep?
In your place I would use sleep state to reset PRAM, as it can resolve your graphical mess.
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Trackpad handwriting problem after upgrade to 10.7.4

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After upgrade to OS X 10.7.4, I have problem on Chinese handwriting using trackpad on my MBA.
When I press Shift-control-space the handwriting window pop-up.
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But, the result does not beibg carried back in the Finder or Safari, or even Word 2008.
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It is just 10.7.4
People are handing out advice to use the terminal as root and clean up the 10.7.4 mess, and I would advise against EVER using terminal unless you are a UNIX Geek like me. There is a reason OSX is a GUI based Operating System - You should never have to use it like a Green Letters on Black Screen computer.... Although that is what we are using, just with pretty graphics and buttons to click instead of typing code and script...
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I have never seen a release that has negatively affected every Apple User I know - From Mac Pro Intel V.1 to my December 2011 MBP, and everything in between.
No one should be trouble-shooting an OS that has so many random, bizzare, and fatal errors across dozens of systems?
Did Sandboxing KILL the Mac?
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Hi!
I know there are some answers to this out there but I can't understand them. Can anyone tell me, in very simple terms how I can make the 2-finger scroll work on my trackpad? I bought the MacBook Pro about 4 months ago and migrated my things from my iBook which was about 4 years old. If you can literally give me step by step instructions, that would be amazing.
Many thanks!

If you have done a migration assistant, some user library files could be messing some things up. Create a new user account on the computer (Apple logo at top left - system prefrences - users and groups - then click the plus at the bottom left.....if the plus is greyed out hit the padlock and enter your password) Create a new user account. Then have a look at the trackpad prefrences in there......are they normal?!

Keyboard and trackpad randomly don't work.

Well I'm starting to really hate my macbook pro, there supposed to be amazing then just break all the time.
Now my keyboard and track pad are messing up. Sometimes both of them just dont work atall and if I close the lid and re-open it they work, other times I have to force a shut down.
Before i shut down to solve the problem, and then my trackpad worked but keyboard didnt. Is it my fault? Computer fault? help please.
Thanks in advance.
P.S: When this happens if I hold cmd alt and esc (For force quit) when i close the lid (It goes to sleep) and I re-open it force quit appears so its like they work they send the right messages etc. but they dont appear untill after it goes to sleep and wakes up.
It can't be my screen 'pausing' or anything like that either cause dock icons still bounce and animations still work etc.
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When I run in bootcamp in xp I dont have this problem.

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