disable 2009 macbook internal mouse

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disable 2009 macbook internal mouse

ok so i need to have my trackpad replaced and i have already seen the apple bar about this, but at the moment with crazy hours of a uni student i simply dont have the time to have it replaced right now. So my question is, is their anyway i can disable it. I am using an external mouse at the moment but sometimes i accidentally touch the trackpad and i need to restart the computer.

I have read other posts on disabling trackpads but i dont have the option to press "ignore trackpad when mouse is present." please HELP thanks everyone 🙂

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Apr 30, 2013 3:08 AM

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brenden dv

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May 2, 2013 11:50 AM in response to freya34

Hi freya34,

I believe the following article may be what you are looking for:

Mac notebooks: Enabling the "Ignore trackpad when mouse or wireless trackpad is present" feature

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3608

The option to enable or disable "Ignore trackpad when mouse or wireless trackpad is present" on your Mac notebook can be found in System Preferences:

OS X v10.7 Lion or OS X Mountain Lion v10.8

From the Apple () menu, choose System Preferences.

From the View menu, choose Accessibility.

Click the Mouse & Trackpad pane.

OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard

From the Apple () menu, choose System Preferences.

From the View menu, choose Universal Access.

Click the Mouse & Trackpad pane.

Cheers,

- Brenden

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