how to fix touchpad not working and missing in device manager and bios aspire 3 A315-42

Izuku
Izuku Member Posts: 1 New User
edited December 2019 in Legacy Laptops and Netbooks
I recently bought Acer aspire 3 A315-42 after a while my setting is freezing every time I open it, then I reinstall windows 10 and my touchpad is not working I can't even see the touchpad setting in Bios and the F+key is not working, I check the device manager and there's no mice and other pointers, but if I connect a mouse it appears does anyone know how to fix this?
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  • Hi,
    Could you please tell us the version Windows you have in your laptop, updating to latest Windows might resolve the problem.
  • DerPauli
    DerPauli Member Posts: 5

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    I have bought the new Acer Aspire 3 A317-51G and have the same issue. This notebook have no OS installed, only LinuxShell, so I installed Windows 10 Home 64Bit. In install progress there was no mouse, I must plug-in a extern mouse. Windows 10 is newest version 1909 with all updates. FN-Keys and Touchpad not working. In Windows -> Settings -> Devices there is no "Touchpad" entry. "Mouse" entry have no touchpad-functions. In Bios there is no "touchpad" setting. I installed Acer Touchpad drivers, thats not help. I installed AcerCare, which says all fine, no updates needed. Where is the problem?

    Because FN-Keys, in Bios you must set FN-Keys from "media keys" to "functions key", now FN keys working in Windows 10. I don't understand why here is a wrong setting in bios for FN-Keys. What is "media-keys" at all?
  • DerPauli said:
    I have bought the new Acer Aspire 3 A317-51G and have the same issue. This notebook have no OS installed, only LinuxShell, so I installed Windows 10 Home 64Bit. In install progress there was no mouse, I must plug-in a extern mouse. Windows 10 is newest version 1909 with all updates. FN-Keys and Touchpad not working. In Windows -> Settings -> Devices there is no "Touchpad" entry. "Mouse" entry have no touchpad-functions. In Bios there is no "touchpad" setting. I installed Acer Touchpad drivers, thats not help. I installed AcerCare, which says all fine, no updates needed. Where is the problem?

    Because FN-Keys, in Bios you must set FN-Keys from "media keys" to "functions key", now FN keys working in Windows 10. I don't understand why here is a wrong setting in bios for FN-Keys. What is "media-keys" at all?
    Hi,
    You could try reinstalling Serial IO driver, go to Acer support site, download Serial IO driver version 30.100.1915.1 and install.
    https://www.acer.com/ac/en/GB/content/support-product/8032?b=1
  • DerPauli
    DerPauli Member Posts: 5

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    You are my hero! Thats working. Thank you so much.
  • DoTerraJanice
    DoTerraJanice Member Posts: 1 New User
    A similar problem with nonfunctioning touchpad occurred with my Acer SP314 running Windows 10 Home version 1909 just updated on March 17, 2020. I purchased the computer in November 2019, with all working well. This changed in early January 2020. Does the fix you suggested to brummyfan2 apply to my machine?
  • @DoTerraJanice Yes my friend.
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  • mccurly
    mccurly Member Posts: 1 New User
    DerPauli said:
    I have bought the new Acer Aspire 3 A317-51G and have the same issue. This notebook have no OS installed, only LinuxShell, so I installed Windows 10 Home 64Bit. In install progress there was no mouse, I must plug-in a extern mouse. Windows 10 is newest version 1909 with all updates. FN-Keys and Touchpad not working. In Windows -> Settings -> Devices there is no "Touchpad" entry. "Mouse" entry have no touchpad-functions. In Bios there is no "touchpad" setting. I installed Acer Touchpad drivers, thats not help. I installed AcerCare, which says all fine, no updates needed. Where is the problem?

    Because FN-Keys, in Bios you must set FN-Keys from "media keys" to "functions key", now FN keys working in Windows 10. I don't understand why here is a wrong setting in bios for FN-Keys. What is "media-keys" at all?
    Hi,
    You could try reinstalling Serial IO driver, go to Acer support site, download Serial IO driver version 30.100.1915.1 and install.
    https://www.acer.com/ac/en/GB/content/support-product/8032?b=1
    Hi,

    This tip of yours helped me as well!

    Cheers!
  • brummyfan2
    brummyfan2 ACE Posts: 28,077 Trailblazer
    mccurly said:
    DerPauli said:
    I have bought the new Acer Aspire 3 A317-51G and have the same issue. This notebook have no OS installed, only LinuxShell, so I installed Windows 10 Home 64Bit. In install progress there was no mouse, I must plug-in a extern mouse. Windows 10 is newest version 1909 with all updates. FN-Keys and Touchpad not working. In Windows -> Settings -> Devices there is no "Touchpad" entry. "Mouse" entry have no touchpad-functions. In Bios there is no "touchpad" setting. I installed Acer Touchpad drivers, thats not help. I installed AcerCare, which says all fine, no updates needed. Where is the problem?

    Because FN-Keys, in Bios you must set FN-Keys from "media keys" to "functions key", now FN keys working in Windows 10. I don't understand why here is a wrong setting in bios for FN-Keys. What is "media-keys" at all?
    Hi,
    You could try reinstalling Serial IO driver, go to Acer support site, download Serial IO driver version 30.100.1915.1 and install.
    https://www.acer.com/ac/en/GB/content/support-product/8032?b=1
    Hi,

    This tip of yours helped me as well!

    Cheers!
    You are welcome :) thanks for posting the outcome.
  • leewt
    leewt Member Posts: 7

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    DerPauli said:
    I have bought the new Acer Aspire 3 A317-51G and have the same issue. This notebook have no OS installed, only LinuxShell, so I installed Windows 10 Home 64Bit. In install progress there was no mouse, I must plug-in a extern mouse. Windows 10 is newest version 1909 with all updates. FN-Keys and Touchpad not working. In Windows -> Settings -> Devices there is no "Touchpad" entry. "Mouse" entry have no touchpad-functions. In Bios there is no "touchpad" setting. I installed Acer Touchpad drivers, thats not help. I installed AcerCare, which says all fine, no updates needed. Where is the problem?

    Because FN-Keys, in Bios you must set FN-Keys from "media keys" to "functions key", now FN keys working in Windows 10. I don't understand why here is a wrong setting in bios for FN-Keys. What is "media-keys" at all?
    Hi,
    You could try reinstalling Serial IO driver, go to Acer support site, download Serial IO driver version 30.100.1915.1 and install.
    https://www.acer.com/ac/en/GB/content/support-product/8032?b=1
    Hi,
    i did exactly that. installed IO. On restart it goes to the login/pin screen and the touch pad works. However, as soon as i am logged in the mouse pointer disappears and the pad has stopped working. I also installed the touch pad after that. same thing.
    For some reason the touch pad gets removed as soon as i am logged on.
    Thoughts or ideas?
  • leewt
    leewt Member Posts: 7

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    leewt said:
    DerPauli said:
    I have bought the new Acer Aspire 3 A317-51G and have the same issue. This notebook have no OS installed, only LinuxShell, so I installed Windows 10 Home 64Bit. In install progress there was no mouse, I must plug-in a extern mouse. Windows 10 is newest version 1909 with all updates. FN-Keys and Touchpad not working. In Windows -> Settings -> Devices there is no "Touchpad" entry. "Mouse" entry have no touchpad-functions. In Bios there is no "touchpad" setting. I installed Acer Touchpad drivers, thats not help. I installed AcerCare, which says all fine, no updates needed. Where is the problem?

    Because FN-Keys, in Bios you must set FN-Keys from "media keys" to "functions key", now FN keys working in Windows 10. I don't understand why here is a wrong setting in bios for FN-Keys. What is "media-keys" at all?
    Hi,
    You could try reinstalling Serial IO driver, go to Acer support site, download Serial IO driver version 30.100.1915.1 and install.
    https://www.acer.com/ac/en/GB/content/support-product/8032?b=1
    Hi,
    i did exactly that. installed IO. On restart it goes to the login/pin screen and the touch pad works. However, as soon as i am logged in the mouse pointer disappears and the pad has stopped working. I also installed the touch pad after that. same thing.
    For some reason the touch pad gets removed as soon as i am logged on.
    Thoughts or ideas?
    Oh yes, when i then check the bios the touchpad is not in there..
  • @leewtIs your model the a315-42?
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  • leewt
    leewt Member Posts: 7

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    @leewtIs your model the a315-42?
    spin 5 sp513-52n

  • @leewt OK. ideally, you should create a new topic and add me by placing an @.
    Oi! Eu não sou sou a cortana! Mas estou aqui para ajudar! Hi! I'm not the cortana! But I'm here to help!
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  • leewt
    leewt Member Posts: 7

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    @leewt OK. ideally, you should create a new topic and add me by placing an @.
    i just created a new one. Hope that is OK?
  • leewt
    leewt Member Posts: 7

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    new topic/question: 

    Touchpad not working nor appearing in BIOS (Spin 5 (sp513-52N)

  • FranTooth
    FranTooth Member Posts: 1 New User
    Hi, i have the same problem, my

    Nitro AN515-43

     laptop Mic and Touchpad is no longer working, AMD variant with Ryzen 5 and Radeon RX 560X please help
  • Oi! Eu não sou sou a cortana! Mas estou aqui para ajudar! Hi! I'm not the cortana! But I'm here to help!
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  • rt0010
    rt0010 Member Posts: 1 New User
    DerPauli said:
    I have bought the new Acer Aspire 3 A317-51G and have the same issue. This notebook have no OS installed, only LinuxShell, so I installed Windows 10 Home 64Bit. In install progress there was no mouse, I must plug-in a extern mouse. Windows 10 is newest version 1909 with all updates. FN-Keys and Touchpad not working. In Windows -> Settings -> Devices there is no "Touchpad" entry. "Mouse" entry have no touchpad-functions. In Bios there is no "touchpad" setting. I installed Acer Touchpad drivers, thats not help. I installed AcerCare, which says all fine, no updates needed. Where is the problem?

    Because FN-Keys, in Bios you must set FN-Keys from "media keys" to "functions key", now FN keys working in Windows 10. I don't understand why here is a wrong setting in bios for FN-Keys. What is "media-keys" at all?
    Hi,
    You could try reinstalling Serial IO driver, go to Acer support site, download Serial IO driver version 30.100.1915.1 and install.
    https://www.acer.com/ac/en/GB/content/support-product/8032?b=1
    I downloaded the file but I don't know what to do next, a bunch of files about this appeared. please help me I am not that good at tech
  • brummyfan2
    brummyfan2 ACE Posts: 28,077 Trailblazer
    rt0010 said:
    DerPauli said:
    I have bought the new Acer Aspire 3 A317-51G and have the same issue. This notebook have no OS installed, only LinuxShell, so I installed Windows 10 Home 64Bit. In install progress there was no mouse, I must plug-in a extern mouse. Windows 10 is newest version 1909 with all updates. FN-Keys and Touchpad not working. In Windows -> Settings -> Devices there is no "Touchpad" entry. "Mouse" entry have no touchpad-functions. In Bios there is no "touchpad" setting. I installed Acer Touchpad drivers, thats not help. I installed AcerCare, which says all fine, no updates needed. Where is the problem?

    Because FN-Keys, in Bios you must set FN-Keys from "media keys" to "functions key", now FN keys working in Windows 10. I don't understand why here is a wrong setting in bios for FN-Keys. What is "media-keys" at all?
    Hi,
    You could try reinstalling Serial IO driver, go to Acer support site, download Serial IO driver version 30.100.1915.1 and install.
    https://www.acer.com/ac/en/GB/content/support-product/8032?b=1
    I downloaded the file but I don't know what to do next, a bunch of files about this appeared. please help me I am not that good at tech
    Please start a new thread posting the model of your laptop.