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How To Recognize And Repair PC Mouse Problems

Laptop Battery The Motherboard is the largest component in your PC and the Central Processing Unit is its brain. But when your input devices go on the blink, you're shut down for awhile. When Computer Mice problems come, we don't panic as fast when we cannot access our hard drive.

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Thinkpad When you grab your Mouse and either click or roll the buttons and nothing happens,your computing fun stops. Even though the mouse is a little input device, you will wish you understood its every aspect when it dies.

    This isn't a big problem, because you can use the mouse (which always worked) to navigate the image creation program and use the default file name for the image, then rename it under Windows afterwards.

  • The machines I tried it on included Dell 8100 and 8200 office PCs, a Dell Inspiron laptop, a couple of ageing Dell P330 tower machines, a Dan Celeron 600 office PC, and a Dell 1400 server.

Microsoft When input device failure occurs,the problem may lie with the computer's hardware,the mouse, the OS or Operating System. Let's take a look at what you should check when mouse failure occurs. If you need help with mouse components, http://www.ultimatepcrepair.com contains photos of every component in the computer.

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Laptop Computers When the mouse dies,you should be able to perform the same functions with the keyboard. It may be a little closer but you won't be shut down completely.

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Laptop Computer NO MOUSE MOVEMENT

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Desktop Computer First... If the mouse has no movement,first look at the mouse connection at the rear of the computer. Be sure it is plugged in completely.

Notebooks Second..remove the plug and inspect for connectors or pins that may be broken or bent. The connector is color coded with green being that of the mouse.

Lenovo If your mouse uses the USB or Universal Serial Bus connector,check the connectors for any damage and be sure it is plugged in.

Hard Drive MOUSE STOPPED DURING OPERATION

Travelstar Should your mouse quit in the middle of computing, save your work immediately. Press the ALT key to access your program and save your work.

Gateway Check the connection in the rear to be sure it has not worked itself loose.If the connection is tight, inspect the mouse components for birt.

Laptop Parts Remove the retain and trackball inside the mouse. Clean the Ball with a mild solution and be sure all residence is removed.And clean the Ball Cavity with a cotton swab. Replace the ball and secure it with the retainer.

Software Connect the mouse to the system unit and boot the the computer.Try clicking a program to see if the mouse wotks.If the mouse fails,check the device driver for the mouse.

Hard Drives MOUSE POINTER MISBEHAVING

Electronics This problem may be the result of your computer be affected by a virus.Use your Anti Virus software to scan your sysem for viruses.

Canon You can go to http://www.free-av.com to download a free version of anti virus software if you don't have anti virus software installed on your system.

Desktop Pc A corrupt device driver can also cause the mouse to misbehave.Check the device driver by opening the Control Panel,and open the System folder.

Desktop Computers Select the device driver tab and use the down arrow key to scroll down to the mouse. Expand the mouse to see if the driver is installed.

Think Pad If you see a yellow icon,the mouse has a problem and you can try to re-install the device driver. First uninstall the mouse from Windows and reboot the PC.

Repair After the system reboots,the operating system will find the mouse and re-install the driver. If you have a wireless or USB mouse, re-installing the special software may be in order.

Data Recovery A misbehaving mouse may occur when you install another device on your system.If this happens, the mouse and new device may be conflicting with each other by using the same address.

Cisco Unplug any hardware you installed and uninstall any software recently installed.See if the mouse operates properly.

Keyboard Use the System Restore utility to set your computer back to a time when the mouse was working as it should.The Registry can be the culprit of the mouse behaving badly.

Monitor You can connect your mouse to another computer to verify it is bad.If the mouse works on another system,check the problems mentioned in the PC's operating system.

Desktop MAINTAINING YOUR MOUSE

Infosys To keep the mouse performing at its very best, you should take the time to clean the components of your mouse.Regularly clean the mouse, both inside and out.

Refurbished Laptops Clean the outside of the mouse with rubbing alcohol. This solution is best since it does not leave any residue.Take the time to clean a small area first, to certain any damage to the plastic will not occur.

Wipro The components inside the mouse to be cleaned are the Rollers, as well as the Ball.These two parts are the most important to be kept clean and always take great care in doing so.

Lap Top Carefully take apart the mouse by turning the retaining ring counter clockwise to unlock it. Remove the Ball and clean it with warm water and not alcohol.

Refurbished The rollers inside the moise cavity can be cleaned with alcohol by dampening a Q Tip and wiping the rollers gently.

With clean hands,insert the ball back in the mouse and replace the retaining ring. Now enjoy your mouse and should it cause any problems,you're armed with the knowledge of how to diagnose and repair most problems.

Catalogue: Computer | Hardware
Title: How To Recognize And Repair PC Mouse Problems By: Otis Cooper

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