Turn your laptop right-side up and open the computer so the monitor is facing you. Close the computer, turn it over and slide the battery lock button down to release the rectangular battery from its compartment on the underside of the computer. Turn your Inspiron 1525 off and remove any power cables that are connected to the device. b> Dell Inspiron 1525 Touchpad That Is Not Working If your touchpad still is not working properly, call Dell for customer support. Hold down the power button for at least 5 seconds without releasing it. Drain flea power Shut down the laptop and disconnect all external devices, such as a thumb drive, headphones and the AC adapter power cable from the system.
Follow the methods described until your touchpad is working properly.
Select the Dell Touchpad and click "Troubleshoot." A new window will open with the Windows Help and Support Center to bring you through methods for troubleshooting the touchpad. Click the Hardware tab on the screen that pops up. If this does not solve your issue, proceed to the next step. You can customize the settings to how you want your touchpad to work. On the first tab, click the touchpad to open a new window to change the settings for your touchpad. Click on "Mouse." This will open a window with several tabs. Open the control panel from the Start menu. Both methods are simple and only take a few minutes. In addition, if the touchpad is still giving you issues, Dell recommends draining the "flea" power the standby power from the computer to restart it. Windows includes a method to troubleshoot the touchpad.
The buttons near the pad act as a right and left click.
Moving the finger on the pad moves the pointer on the screen. The touchpad on a Dell laptop is usually located under the keyboard.