Mouse Cuts out when on keyboard tray?

satindemon4u · Dec 25, 2014

Hey guys. Wondering if it is my mouse itself or if it's the keyboard tray and getting a new mouse wont fix this. Here we go!...

I bought a computer desk at Wal-Mart a few weeks ago. The top is glass. The legs are metal and so is the slide out keyboard/mouse tray. If I set my mouse pad and mouse on the slide out tray then the mouse will cut out pretty bad. It just becomes non-responsive here and there. If I set it on the glass, it's perfectly fine.

What gives?

The mouse is a logitech M510 wireless

newtekie1 · Dec 25, 2014

The metal tray might be interfering the wireless signal. If the receiver is plugged into the back of your computer try moving it to the front. Or you may have to buy a USB extension cable so you can preposition the receiver closer to the mouse on the tray. I've had to use a piece of double sided tape to mount the receiver directly on the top of the tray before when using desks with metal keyboard trays.

satindemon4u · Dec 26, 2014

newtekie1 said:
The metal tray might be interfering the wireless signal. If the receiver is plugged into the back of your computer try moving it to the front. Or you may have to buy a USB extension cable so you can preposition the receiver closer to the mouse on the tray. I've had to use a piece of double sided tape to mount the receiver directly on the top of the tray before when using desks with metal keyboard trays.

I tried moving the receiver from the back of the PC to the front and that did no go. If I were to buy a wired mouse, would that fix my issue?

newtekie1 · Dec 26, 2014

More than likely.

satindemon4u · Dec 26, 2014

newtekie1 said:
More than likely.

Hmmmm. I may go that route. As of right now I just set it on the glass lol

Arjai · Dec 27, 2014

newtekie1 said:
The metal tray might be interfering the wireless signal. If the receiver is plugged into the back of your computer try moving it to the front. Or you may have to buy a USB extension cable so you can preposition the receiver closer to the mouse on the tray. I've had to use a piece of double sided tape to mount the receiver directly on the top of the tray before when using desks with metal keyboard trays.

+1

It would be ion's cheaper, and you would be able to continue using one, my favorite, of the best wireless mouses on ze Planet!!

:toast:

satindemon4u · Dec 28, 2014

I may give that a go then. I do have both an extension and some double sided tape!

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Memory	16 GB Ballistix DDR4 2400
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Power Supply	630w Raidmax Hybrid 2 RX-630SS
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