Touchpad aluminium tape got off

[EURO121512]

Hello everyone!
I ran into an issue while changing keyboard on my Asus X555L. i took the aluminium tape from touchpad completely away! which i maybe shouldnt do cuz after putting it back on it didnt quite stick well and didnt work at all... Now my question is shouldnt the device work even with the aluminium tape off? Because its not even in device manager. And is there anyway to make it connected different way? Thank you very much, been strugling with this for a while.

 

[Robert Ban]

Probably by ripping off, if its ribbon cable if im correct you probably broke off connection if you werent carefull.

 

[EURO121512]

It seems like i did, that ribbon cable is needed for the touchpad to work at all? if I buy some of that cable is it possible to just glue it back there?
Thank you

 

[Robert Ban]

if its plastic one "thin" (not sure about name) and if its deatachable surley buy replacement.

 

[EURO121512]

it looks exactly like this
https://postimg.org/image/q6d2hmu6t/
orange with kind of a wired (hard) surface.

 

[Robert Ban]

i think thats only tape? Because connector is that plastic thing on right side of it?

 

[EURO121512]

oh soo its only a tape? damn and i though it had some function there 😀 the touchpad worked alright until i got that tape off. but maybe I really messed something up with the connector. I tried to reseat it like 10 times but notebook didn't detect it at all...

 

[Robert Ban]

I cannot confirm but i think it needs replacement?
IM unsure but if it doesnt detect then its probably broken?

 

[EURO121512]

Okay thank you. Ill try to test the touchpad in different notebook and try to replace the wire and let know. if it won't work then the touchpad is probably dead. I just really wasn't sure about the tape because its soo strangely placed

 

[Robert Ban]

Sometimes it can be ground point.

 

[EURO121512]

ground point that's what i though too... that could be the issue with not detecting at all. any idea what I could put there instead of the tape?

 

[Robert Ban]

https://www.zachpoff.com/resources/acer-laptop-touchpad-fix/

 

[EURO121512]

googled it out. its conductive tape and it does reach the ground. will get the tape and see further for now marking the ground point as a answer since it moved me further. thank you

 

[EURO121512]

exactly what i found 😀 thank you very much Robert. you gave me the key to success

 

[Robert Ban]

Just typical googling and basic knowledge, im not a wizzard harry.

 

[Robert Ban]

Have you tried, or you're gonna to try?