Logitech optical mouse acting up

[Netskimmer]

If I move it slowly enough it performs properly but any rapid movement and it acts pretty much the same way a roller mouse would act if the rollers and/or ball needed to be cleaned, the pointer hesitates or goes ballistic. I’ve checked the optics and the surface on which it is used to make sure they are clean but it has no effect. Has anyone else experienced this or know how to fix it?

 

[Homeless]

go get an rma

 

[Netskimmer]

I've probably had it too long for that, about a year.

 

[Mercenary4]

Which model and what drivers/software?

 

[trog100]

try changing the channel its on or moving the transmitter thing closer to the mouse..

trog

 

[spectre440]

ive had a similar problem with the out-of-the-box drivers i got with my MX700 optical wireless...
updated to newer ones the very same day and the problem went away and its been working flawlessly ever since...

 

[Netskimmer]

Should've mentioned that it's not a wireless. I'll give new drivers a try, thanks.

 

[Netskimmer]

No luck with the new drivers. I’ve also tried to switch ports, USB and PS/2 w/ adapter with no luck.

 

[Polaris573]

Did you get a new mouse pad lately? If so, maybe the mouse doesn't like it?

 

[Netskimmer]

I don't use a pad.

 

[Mercenary4]

Check the settings to see if acceleration is enabled. You also may want to check for a program called LOGI_MWX. It is from Logitech and it is a run once program that supposidly enables more accurate, and adjustable performance for gaming.

Have you tried cleaning the mouse, with optical or laser all it takes is a little bit of dust or gunk to mess it up. Or it may be that your mouse got dropped and the sensors are off by a little bit.

 

[Netskimmer]

I have set the accelerator setting to high, that helps at the desktop but I’m not sure if it will help during game play. I’ll check out LOGI_MWX and see if it helps. The optics appear to be clean, I blew them out with compressed air to be sure though. It has been dropped before and if there is some kind of sensor misalignment I’m not sure what I could do about it.

 

[Mercenary4]

Here is the link to the Advanced Settings program: http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/d...ID=1793,contentid=6003,OSID=1,softwareid=6819
and the link to the newest Mouseware software:
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/downloads/software/US/EN,CRID=1793,contentid=6003

With your mouse only a year old, it still should be pictured in the main menu at Logitech. I used the not pictured since we don't know exactly what mouse you are using, and mine (three months old) isn't pictured there. Go figure.

Note to Staff: If it isn't kool that I put those links in this thread, let me know and I'll remove them.

 

[spectre440]

I don't use a pad.

optical mice in general usually dont really like it when you use them without a pad... at least not relativley high dpi mice. (anything above 600 dpi)

if you use them on an relativley uneven surface like a desk the sensors tend not to track so well... try taking a sheet of plain white A4 paper from your printer and put it on your desk, try using the mouse on that and if it stops acting up, get yourself a decent pad.

 

[Netskimmer]

Putting the paper under the mouse seemed to help a great deal, so I think I'll get a pad. What type of pattern/material would be best for an optical mouse?

 

[KennyT772]

any "gaming" pad will be perfect but im looking for one to be reccomended myself.

 

[Netskimmer]

Didn't know there was such a thing as a "gaming" pad. How are they different from normal pads?

 

[spectre440]

they're more expensive.

unless you spend like... a whole freakin' shitload of your time playing games, you should just get yourself a plain ol' bog standard garden variety simple mousepad.

just be sure to pick something you'll be comfortable with and that's about the size you need...

 

[Netskimmer]

Standard mouse pad = $2.99, gaming pad = $ 14.99. What in the hell could make the gaming pad worth 5 times the normal one? What kind of "performance" boost could you possibly get?

 

[KennyT772]

its the tracking of optical mice and the amount of friction they make. oh and not to mention size.

 

[Netskimmer]

I consider myself a pretty hardcore gamer, most of my free time goes to playing games and I try to keep my rig as high end as I can afford (runs F.E.A.R. and ES: Oblivion without much trouble) but I think I'll stick with a standard pad.

 

[Moose1309]

This pad has lasted me for years... I've grown so used to the gel wrist thing that if a regular pad is better I wouldn't know it

 

[Netskimmer]

This pad has lasted me for years... I've grown so used to the gel wrist thing that if a regular pad is better I wouldn't know it

I don't understand what you are saying... I don't think a regular pad is BETTER than a gaming pad, I just don't think I'm willing to pay $15+ for one.

 

[Moose1309]

Yeah I wasn't too clear. What I'm saying is the wrist rest might actually be bad for gaming. This is certainly not a gaming pad.

 

[KennyT772]

yeah my mom has that mouse pad and i cant stand it... i have some no name pad i ganked from bestbuy but the thing sucks so bad i sanded and pollished my desk and use that as a mouse pad...