Having Mouse Problems... Please Advise!

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kevdoggx

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I have been having a very peculiar problem with my mouse lately.... Every so often, during regular use, my mouse will freeze on the screen and wont respond to any clicks, movements, scrolling, etc. The computer itself does not freeze, and pressing any key on the keyboard will allow the mouse to work normally but in another few minutes (sometimes less) the mouse will freeze up again. It seems to me like there's an interrupt problem, but I couldn't think of any solutions besides reinstalling the mouse driver and switching the USB port, neither of which did any good.

Thank you for hearing me out and for any advice you can provide...
 
Is the mouse connected directly to the computer's USB port or is it connected to the keyboard? If its connected directly to the computer you may have a bad USB port. Try plugging it into another port. If your keyboard has a USB hub integrated into it you might want to try that.

Jeff
 
Also are we talking about USB 1.x or USB 2.0? If there anything that would be hogging the USB bandwidth like hard drive tv tuner, digital camera, etc. USB 1.x will, i think, try to provide as much bandwitdth to the most demand pulling it from the devices that require less. USB 2.0 has more bandwidth to share, but given enough devices it'll crap out too.
 
Nah, this is USB 2.0... It's a Shuttle SN25P system I bought last year and like I mentioned, I have tried plugging it into 3 different USB ports. The only USB devices I have plugged in are my keyboard, mouse, and iPod... I remember this happening when I first got the computer but I believe it went away after a while. Maybe when I moved to California and disconnected everything it upset the balance...

Anyone else have any ideas?

I was planning on buying a new mouse, maybe this is a good excuse... I really love this baby though and don't want to give her up (MX500). The G5 is cool, but I like the forward button on my MX500, and the MX518 is just UGLY....

Thanks again,
kev
 
Your MX500 is probably still under warranty so it probably wouldn't hurt to give Logitech a call and try and RMA the mouse. Had to RMA my MX500 when it decided to go on the fritz and Logitech was great about it. Just asked me a couple of questions and then took down my info and sent me a new mouse. Just asked me to scratch out serial on old mouse and throw away when new mouse arrived, which I did.

Although if you've been itching for a new mouse but don't like the MX518 maybe the MX510 is more to your liking. Here is the red version, but I can't seem to find the blue version from a reputable etailer that has it in stock.
 
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