Mighty Mouse issues...

Bendy Walker

macrumors regular

Original poster

• Apr 8, 2008

• #1

My wired Mighty Mouse has started behaving really strangely these past few days. The cursor will only move a short distance, and then jump around erratically.

I think I know what the problem is - the surface I am on (which has become quite worn away and shiny since I've been using the mouse on it), and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on a suitable material to use the mouse on? I've tried a few mouse mats I have, but the mouse won't work on them at all.

 

Mr.Noisy

macrumors 65816

• Apr 8, 2008

• #2

I found a cheap Black foam no reflective one from PC world, cost like £2, best mat ive ever used, and the MM loves it 😉

 

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zaney

macrumors regular

• Apr 8, 2008

• #3

You might want to try cleaning it. I know the whole point of optical mice is that you dont need to clean it anymore, but if you get a big bit of dust, or a hair lying the wrong way across the sensor it'll throw it off. I've got a laser mouse, which is supposedly even better, but a hair got stuck under once, and it stopped moving horizontally, and would only move vertically. Until I found the hair and removed it.
Stupid thing.

 

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advocation

macrumors member

• Apr 8, 2008

• #4

mine started doing that earlier tonight, I thought it was the battery so I checked that, but it was still on the green.
I turned it off and on again and it seemed to work fine..

 

LeahM

macrumors 6502a

• Apr 8, 2008

• #5

I use a regular white piece of paper. It doesn't collect dust like my desk would. And it doubles as a notepad. 🙂

I double the paper so it doesn't make the hard scraping noise when i had it on the desk.

 

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zaney

macrumors regular

• Apr 8, 2008

• #6

advocation said:

mine started doing that earlier tonight, I thought it was the battery so I checked that, but it was still on the green.
I turned it off and on again and it seemed to work fine..

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Maybe the hair fell off when you picked it up to turn it off 😛

LeahM said:

I use a regular white piece of paper. It doesn't collect dust like my desk would. And it doubles as a notepad. 🙂

I double the paper so it doesn't make the hard scraping noise when i had it on the desk.

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Not a bad idea, I'm always looking about for something to scribble notes on, and I really can't be bothered with a mouse pad.