Trackpad not working; says it's not installed
Last night, I was watching a YouTube video. Kept it open and closed my iBook G4, and today I woke to find my trackpad not working and when I go into System Prefrences, it makes no mention of a trackpad except when I type in "turn off trackpad" and it then says I don't have one installed. What's up??? I can't really open it up because it's not mine (the state gives students laptops).
It stopped working before because it got wet and I eventually dried it out and until now, it's been working fine.
Any tips? I heard it I might have to get OS X reinstalled (which is possible).
NEVERMIND!!! IT'S FIXED!!!
I somehow managed to fix it, and the trackpad is working again!!! I cleaned it real good with these "Electronic Cleaning Wipes" so maybe that's what did it (don't worry, the laptop was off and the battery was removed when I was cleaning it).
SO DON'T WORRY... IT'S WORKING!!!
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