G7 Mouse Problem: Befuddled and Frustrated

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I just RMA'd my old mouse because it would periodically quit tracking.

The new mouse worked beautifully until it quit tracking entirely in the middle of a game last night. It will still recognize clicks, but it won't track.

I still have the old mouse (Logitech didn't want it back). I've tried combinations of receivers, mice, batteries and USB ports on both G7s and neither will work properly. The old one won't connect at all. The new mouse will recognize clicks and that's it.

I uninstalled Setpoint. Nothing.

I'm starting to wonder if one of my neighbors is running something that is interfering with the signal. It makes no sense for both receivers and both mice to quit functioning entirely (except for the new mouse recognizing right and left click). After all, the old mouse worked most of the time.

Any ideas? I'm frustrated. In the meantime, I'm using an old Intellimouse Explorer.

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ASUS P5W DH Deluxe
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
2 X 1 GB DDR-2 800
eVGA 9800 GT (new)
 
I doubt your neighbors could generate a signal with a high enough magnitude to completely overwhelm the band the G7 operates on. I mean, unless you've got crazy mad scientist neighbors... with home-built electronics in their garage (or secret lab)

My guess is that if it IS interference, its closer to home, specifically within 50-100 feet of the receiver. Could potentially even be malfunctioning hardware in your PC itself that is out of FCC spec... though I kinda doubt that too.

You don't have any cordless phones nearby do you? The G7 runs at 2.4gHz which is the same as many cordless landline phones. Also, a wireless router could be malfunctioning and be out of spec - again they operate in the 2.4gHz band.

I would see if I could test the mice at a seperate location... even down the hall could potentially tell you if the interference is localized or widespread.

All else fails, there is always the chance that the second mouse was also a dud. Again unlikely, but probably more likely than secret laboratories in your neighbors basement.
 
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