{"id":35281,"date":"2022-11-25T14:52:25","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T14:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/article\/how-to-update-the-gpd-win-max-2-touchpad-firmware\/"},"modified":"2024-10-03T12:07:36","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T11:07:36","slug":"how-to-update-the-gpd-win-max-2-touchpad-firmware","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/article\/how-to-update-the-gpd-win-max-2-touchpad-firmware\/","title":{"rendered":"How to update the GPD WIN MAX 2 Touchpad Firmware"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you are having issues with the touchpad on your GPD WIN MAX 2 such as it being unresponsive when used, then this firmware update will resolve the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will need<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

GPD WIN MAX 2 Touchpad Firmware update – Download here<\/a>
GPD WIN MAX 2 (2022, 2023, 2024 compatible) drivers – Download here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preparing the firmware<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Download and extract the band11.rar<\/strong> file on your GPD WIN MAX 2. You will see a band11<\/strong> folder and another containing some files.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Touchpad firmware files<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Running the firmware updater<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Double click on the Pixart IAP Tool.exe<\/strong> file and wait a few seconds for it to load.<\/p>\n\n\n

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GPD WIN MAX 2 Touchpad firmware update 2 software<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

We recommend connecting a charger before proceeding with the update. While the process takes around 10 seconds it is better to be safe than sorry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click on the Update <\/strong>button and the software will start to flash and update the touchpad.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Touchpad firmware updating<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

It will go through two procedures during the flashing and updating.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Touchpad firmware updating<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Installing or updating the touchpad drivers.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • Download file the drivers from above. Extract the file to your PC. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Right click on “goodixtouchdriver.inf” and choose Install<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Choose Yes if prompted to continue<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • You will receive a pop up to confirm the drivers have installed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Once the process is complete, we recommend restarting your GPD WIN MAX 2 and it will now be ready to use.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    This step by step guide shows how to update the touchpad firmware on your GPD WIN MAX 2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":859,"featured_media":35283,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"kbtopic":[1993,2035,282,352],"kbtag":[534],"class_list":{"0":"post-35281","1":"kb","2":"type-kb","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"kbtopic-gpd-en-gb","7":"kbtopic-gpd-win-max-2-en-gb","8":"kbtopic-hardware","9":"kbtopic-windows-gaming-handhelds","10":"kbtag-gpd-en-gb"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/35281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/859"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35281"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/35281\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kbtopic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbtopic?post=35281"},{"taxonomy":"kbtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbtag?post=35281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}