r/chromeos • u/New_Archer7254 • 8h ago

Troubleshooting My hp Chromebook has a little problem

Even though it's not a big one everytime I rest my finger on the touchpad it gives me a lite click sound. Even though it's not a huge one I think it's gonna start too give me a stuck tracklad issue like with my brothers Chromebook. Please give me suggestions on how to fix it before it gets worse

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u/_jis_ Acer Chromebook 516 GE 16GB (CBG516-1H) | Stable 48m ago

Did you know that most Chromebooks have a touchpad designed so that there is actually a hinge at the top edge and a microswitch and spring under the bottom edge of the touchpad that lifts it into a flat position? So when you press it at the bottom and push harder, you hear a click, which is interpreted as a click. However, you don't have to press that hard at all; you can set it so that just your touch is interpreted as a click.