Intellimouse optical hangs

[zverushka 0]

Hi guys, I'm just back from my vacation, but I have a problem with my intellimouse optical.

Every few minutes or seconds or hours, its completely random the way I see it, the mouse just suddenly makes a disconnecting noise , and then it connects again, which is quite a hassle. When I'm just begining to take aim at someone, the mouse freezes for a second and I'm dead.

I've tried EVERYTHING. I reinstalled new drivers, put it in a new USB port, installed USB drivers, put a PS2 adapter. NOTHING, and I mean NOTHING works.

HELP!

[ALDEGA 0]

I got the Intellimouse optical and it works 100% fine.

Note that when your harddrive is reading alot of data, your mouse will freeze during that time. This would indicate that you have insufficient amount of system memory, as it would cause many loads during play.

[ralphwiggum 6]

maybe going back to default MS driver

or how about a new mouse?

and hope your vacation was great

[shadow 6]

My first Intellimouse Explorer started to behave like if I was disconnecting it and connecting it after a few months use.

The reason to this is the weak lead on the mouse (one or more cords inside it snaps). The only way to fix this is to replace the lead.

That was my problem.

Try to move the lead in small parts at a time starting at the end by the USB-plug and see if the light on your mouse suddenly blinks. Remember to NOT move the mouse when doing this.

[Mister Frag 0]

Another possibility is that you are exceeding the power rating of your USB hub or built-in USB ports.

USB devices are allowed to draw current from the USB port to power them. For instance, I have a scanner that runs off the USB port, and doesn't require a separate power supply -- the data and power are transferred using the USB cable.

If the power drain exceeds the rating of the USB hub or USB controller, you will experience devices dropping off more or less at random. You can check the current that your hub or controller are rated for in the Control Panel, and you can also see how much power each plugged-in USB device is expected to draw.

I would try unplugging any other USB devices that aren't critical to your system while you are playing OFP to see if that solves the problem -- if you have other game controllers like a joystick, game pad, or steering wheel, unplug them for now.

[ALDEGA 0]

Note: in WinXP's device manager you can check how much power each USB device is using (at least with the drivers I've got).

[zverushka 0]

I disconnected all USB devices, it still connects abd disconnects.

Also, something that happens after the connects and disconnects is that the mouse reverts to its default speed, and the second time, it goes back to the speed I set it.

I get this crap after I got my 21 inch monitor, which needs the cursor to go faster or else t takes forever to move across the screen.

[shadow 6]

Sounds to me the lead/cable is faulty.

Suggest you buy a new one

[zverushka 0]

Hehe, I'm not exactly an expert on mouses, when one dies, I get a new one. But this mouse cost me 65 dollars, and I want to save it.

How do I change the cable? It seems complertely attached to the mouse. I can't seem to find any screws to unscrew so I can open up the mouse, like I used to do to clean my ball mouses.

BTW... ralph, my vacation was excelent

I

ll start up a new thread in OT to tell about it.

[RedRogue 0]

The screws are under the little rubber footpads. If the cable connection h as truely become faulty a little solder application should fix it easily.

Note: When you take the footpads off they don't stick as well when you put them back on, a little dab of a light epoxy will fix this.

[Warin 0]

If you havent taken it apart, DONT.

take it back to the shop you bought it from and get them to replace it. Microsoft has a 5 year warranty policy (at least here in North America) on their hardware.

But if you take it part, it voids the warranty.

[RedRogue 0]

Warranty and in-store replacement are two totally seperate issues. Depending on the warranty service which is always this way with M$ you would actually have to send it to Microsoft Warranty repair service at your cost. Then wait 2-4 weeks when they send it back with a bill for labor since ONLY parts are covered outside 6 months.

Sometimes some retailers are curteous enough to except a exchange on something outside their return policy. They will recieve credit for the item anyway when they send their Non-sellable items back to the companies.

But if worst comes to worst and you don't feel like repairing it yourself you can always do the slightly underhanded method of buying a replacement and then returning the defective one in the new box with a handy receipt to the store. The store doesn't lose any money on this for all those that didn't know. Because any defective item in stock is NRA back to the manufacturor for credit on the stocking price of the item.

[zverushka 0]

I just need to fix the cable, and have it back soon.

The only other mouse I have is at work, and I need that, how can program a corba environment with no mouse???

[Greg 0]

I had the same problem as Shadow, with a damaged mouse cord, confused me for ages. You can test if it is the problem by keeping the mouse still on the desk and gently wigglying the cord. Mine actually shorted out the whole computer causing it to reset sometimes as well as freeze up. After a quick net search I found this is a common problem which is still not fixed in the latest MS Mice.

[BoonieRat 0]

When you've fixed it, epoxy a thicker peice of rubber/cable tube around the cable where it goes in, to strenghten it, keep it more rigid and it wont break,( the mouse kinda acts as a lever allowing it to bend 90Degrees . like they put on most power tool cords...