Dell Latitude E6540 Manual page 26

Dell Latitude Ultrabook, E-Family & Mobile Precision Reimage "How-To" Guide
2.6.19 Touchpad
o Microsoft XP 32 & 64-Bit, Vista 32 & 64-Bit, and Win7/8 32 & 64-Bit Operating Systems do
not include the Dell Touchpad drivers
o The Microsoft native OS mouse driver only provides basic point and click functionality. No
advanced features are available with the native driver and this may provide a less than
optimal user experience
o Dell recommends installing the appropriate Dell Touchpad driver for the following user
experience benefits:
1. The driver is tuned to the system characteristics to offer enhanced cursor
2. The driver provides the core palm rejection features
3. Access to additional features and control setting (varies with system) including:
Differences between Dell Touchpad devices and drivers:
Solution
Dell Touchpad / Pointing Stick
X
Dell Multi-Touch Touchpad
Dell Jog Shuttle Touchpad
Dell Jog Shuttle Touchpad (Multi-Touch)
o Dell Touchpad drivers are different between the 1
from the 1
Touch Touchpad) are NOT compatible. Dell strongly recommends only installing the
appropriate driver for the system. 3
compatible on 2
o Dell Touchpad drivers are found under the "Input Device Drivers" section posted on Dell's
driver & downloads support web site (support.dell.com)
acceleration and precision

Enhanced scrolling and tapping

Touch sensitivity control

Multi-Touch Gestures (2nd Generation)

Jog Shuttle control (M6400 & M6500)
st
1 Generation
X X X X X X
X
X
st
generation (Dell Touchpad / Pointing Stick) and 2
nd
generation Latitude systems
nd rd
2 Generation 3 Generation
X X X X X X X X X
X
rd
generation Latitude Touchpad driver is backward
4th Generation
X X X X X X X X X
st nd
and 2 generation of systems. Drivers
nd
generation (Dell Multi-
5th Generation
X X X X