Touchpad & Trackball block my computer

[cidmi.dovic]

Hi everybody, I'm new in the forum and I hope you could help me.

I have a problem with my Thinkpad T41 model 2373 :

When I usethe T41 with an USB mouse all is fine, I can work hours with the computer with no problem. All work fine.

My problem comes when I can't use the usb mouse and I make use of the touchpad or the trackball. Randomly (one minute, one hour...) the computer gets completely blocked ('hanged'), the screen is frozen showing the last screen in what I was working, I can't use the keyboard, either touchpad or trackball. The only way to make the computer work again is swicht it off and on again...
It ALWAYS and ONLY happens when I use touchpad or trackball!

It seems a hardware fail because I'm a linux user and I have the same problem under linux that using Windows.

Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

[pianowizard]

Have you tried turning off one of them?

[cidmi.dovic]

I've tried turning off one and other and the problem is the same...after a while the computer's blocked...

[GomJabbar]

I think you should uninstall all your mouse drivers, then install the latest UltraNav driver.

http://www.synaptics.com/support/troubleshooting.cfm

UltraNav driver for Windows XP, 2000 - ThinkPad

[cidmi.dovic]

Thank you.
I'll try but as I said before I have the same problem under linux so it's not a software failrule...

[cidmi.dovic]

As I tought It's the same.
The option is to use a mouse...thinkpad never more!

[sktn77a]

Have you tried calling thinkpad tech support - they will usually try to help answer your questions even if your thinkpad is out of warranty.