Asus smart gesture-->Synaptics, is it possible?

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Asus smart gesture-->Synaptics, is it possible?

So I got this new computer and I was wondering if there's any way I can switch to get rid of this drive because it's terrible:-:, and if I can't how can I make it more responsive because it always kinda is two steps back from where it should be, pretty slow.
Thanks for your help!


p.s. step by steps wouldn't hurt x3
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Wet
OS WET? What does that mean? You didn't list any system specs for your laptop or really explain what it is you want to do? Not that I can understand anyway. Is this an ASUS laptop? You want to upgrade the hard drive? Get an SSD if you want more speed.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
ASUS seem to use their own Touchpad and drivers, no idea whether it is just badge engineered version. The driver takes vast resources for such a device around 10-20x as much as a Synaptics Touchpad.
A Synaptics driver won't work unless they have badge engineered a Synaptics one and supplied rubbish drivers.
 

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System One

What's a "badge" engineered driver? The Smart Gesture is a utility, not a driver. The touch pad will work without the Smart Gesture Utility. You can point and click. You just can't scroll etc.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
alphanumeric said:
What's a "badge" engineered driver? The Smart Gesture is a utility, not a driver. The touch pad will work without the Smart Gesture Utility. You can point and click. You just can't scroll etc.
Click to expand...

A gesture utility could not function to any level of practicality for a touchpad without at least some help from a driver.

Poking around inside the installation file for Smart Gesture leads me to believe they use a customized driver.



Reading up a bit on ASUS's support site they answer this question:
Q said:
Smart Gesture - How to disable the function?
Click to expand...

Like this:
A said:
You can not disable ASUS Smart Gesture, but you can make it feel like disabled through setting.
Method 1. Set nothing to default (Do not check any gesture)

<Image of no boxes checked in settings utility>


Method 2. Disable touchpad (Press Fn+F9)

<Image of key locations just in case you lost them>
Note: This action not only disable ASUS Smart Gesture but also touchpad's basic function.
Click to expand...

One of the next questions in their FAQ is:
Q said:
Smart Gesture - After installing ASUS Smart Gesture, why the ELAN touchpad driver and ASUS Virtual Touch disappeared?
Click to expand...

The answer is pointless, but this makes a solution very clear. Instead of installing Smart Gesture drivers, install generic ELAN drivers.

Here's a link to the non-'Smart Gesture' drivers. ELAN TouchPad Drivers - ASUS


On an unrelated note, does anybody else find ASUS's use of the English language a bit adorable?
I mean how could anyone hate on this.

 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Kernel 4.x
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i5 3570K
    Motherboard
    P8Z77-V LK
    Memory
    G.skill Ripjaw Z 2133MHz 9-11-10-28
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX770 4GB Dual BIOS
    Sound Card
    Audigy 4 Pro
    Monitor(s) Displays
    32" SAMSUNG HDTV
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 progressive
    Hard Drives
    10TB total
    3 RAID arrays
    3 single disks
    PSU
    Corsair HX750
    Case
    Corsair R400
    Cooling
    Corsair H100
    Keyboard
    Logitech G510
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Internet Speed
    ~900mbps (~115MB/s) down, ~10mbps(~1.5MB/s) up
    Browser
    Firefox & Chromium
    Antivirus
    Common Sense
My ASUS laptops touchpad works with the default Windows 8.1 drivers. I can move the cursor, right and left click etc. I don't have to install any driver, Windows does it for me. The only thing I don't have is any scroll function. The touchpad does not have a dedicated scroll section on it. The only way to get a scroll function on my touch pad is with the Smart gesture utility. That's the only reason I use it. The other gestures are nice, but I could get by without them. Some of them I turn off. I haven't noticed any speed penalty. My touch pad works when I touch it, no delay.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
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