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post #1 of 6
11/7/04 at 12:39pm
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During the last two weeks, my 6809 has started behaving strangely. The mouse cursor will activate any icon/button/whatever that it moves across. The mouse is a plain old Logitech optical corded mouse. All other mice behave the same way - I tried 2 of them. The Logitech wireless keyboard also behaves strangely, I have to tap a key several times to get a character to appear. I have a Dell notebook which once suffered from the wandering cursor malady and Dell replaced the keyboard and it went away. But this is a very different kind of behavior. Without any trouble at all, the hyperkenetic mouse can open a dozen woindows. It seems to be double-clicking everything in range. It is not set to open with a single click, btw.
I've got Norton anti-virus on auto-protect all the time.
It's impossible to control the computer with the mouse or keyboard when it's doing this, so I end up just shutting it off. After leaving it off overnight, it is back to normal the next day. I have always left the computer on and have it set to go to standby after an hour of inactivity - with HD off/(externa) and monitor off (the notebook monitor is always off when the external monitor is attached, which is nearly all the time). My office is at home and I work on the computer at any hour, so I leave them all on.
I installed the Omega drivers about a month ago. This behavior began after that, but not immediately. I have not overclocked the video card.
The cooling fan rarely comes on, btw.
Nevertheless, I'm beginning to think this is a heat issue. Any ideas?
Thanks!
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post #2 of 6
11/7/04 at 3:44pm
If it doesn't do it all the time, it is most like some type of software issue. Heat is a possibility, but I would think highly unlikely with those symptoms.
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post #3 of 6
11/7/04 at 4:47pm
Yeah I'm having the same problem as jcartw. except my mouse pointer drifts of and arbitrarily single clicks(sometimes right-click, sometimes left); but it doesnt click every half a second like jcartw, more like every 7-8 seconds for me. But its still very annoying when ur typing something and the mouse suddenly clicks in a previous para. and you end up typing right into it. Evere since I installed PowerNow! my laptop has been heating up a LOT and the fan hardly comes on. But i've had the 'drifting problem' even before installing powerNow. I've formatted my lappy twice (due to spyware) and the problem still persists. Btw way, this 'phenomenon' occurs more often on my mini-usb chorded optical mouse, than it does when i'm strictly using the touchpad. I'm gonna try installing the TouchPad drivers from http://www.arima.com.tw/ViewSupport.asp?View=71 and see if that helps, maybe you should try that too.

-Jerry

P.S. My touchPad and my mouse are always active simultaneously (althought i dont OPERATE them simultaneously :P). Do you think thats causing the drifting?
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post #4 of 6
11/8/04 at 1:24am
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Overheating?

Jerry - you could try removing voice recognition. It's in the control panel. Some folks think goofy mouse behavior is the voice recognition software responding to noise - it gets installed with XP. Sounds like a UFO story but it might be worth a try.
I bought one of those Targus cooling pads today. We'll see if this helps.
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post #5 of 6
11/8/04 at 1:45am
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Originally Posted by jcartw
Jerry - you could try removing voice recognition. It's in the control panel. Some folks think goofy mouse behavior is the voice recognition software responding to noise - it gets installed with XP. Sounds like a UFO story but it might be worth a try.
I bought one of those Targus cooling pads today. We'll see if this helps.
Will do. Does anyone know if the M6807 comes with a built-in audio mic?
Also, i was wondering what those slots/"holes" beside the speakers are for in my laptop. Thanks.

-Jerry
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post #6 of 6
11/8/04 at 9:55am
The m68xx does not come with a mic built in. I am not 100% sure, but I think those holes are some kind of ports for the speakers to try to enhance the sound.
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