Mouse jerking randomly

[ranjan2001]

I bought a new optical mouse Samsung pleomax.
Strange thing with it is that either the mouse pinter jumps to the side of the screen randomly or it start jerking slowly to 1 side & I can see the mouse pointer moving.

I uninstalled & reinstalled it but that does not solve te problem, the mouse did not came with any driver so I am using the XP inbuilt driver which was used with earlier mouse also & it worked fine.

What could be the problem, is the mouse faulty?

[hellgate]

is it a PS/2 or USB mouse?

[ranjan2001]

Its PS/2 connector

[hellgate]

try the mouse in a diff pc.if problem persists then mouse is faulty.

[Lucky_star]

Simple... Use a Pad having cotton or velvet top

[hellgate]

^^^ optical/laser mice can be used on most surfaces without using a mouse pad

[Lucky_star]

Originally Posted by hellgate

^^^ optical/laser mice can be used on most surfaces without using a mouse pad

Yah, but on very shiny and reflective surfaces like a computer table or glass sheet, such problems arise.

[ranjan2001]

On ur suggestion I used a newspaper / book top/ mousepad/ underneath the mouse but the jerking still is the same, my old optical mouse works perfectly on my computer table top.

[Lucky_star]

oho, then can be a Hardware problem. Change the "Reports per second" to 200 in the mouse hardware properties and see.
Play with those settings(increase or decrease) till you get a steady pointer.

[ayush_chh]

there can be two possibilities
1) faulty mouse
2) faulty pad

it happens to me too...........my pad is faulty....

[ray|raven]

Yep, happened to me too,
Faulty pad, removed it and t'was fine.
And i use a samsung mouse too.Not PleoMax though.

Regards,
ray

[ranjan2001]

Originally Posted by Lucky_star

oho, then can be a Hardware problem. Change the "Reports per second" to 200 in the mouse hardware properties and see.
Play with those settings(increase or decrease) till you get a steady pointer.

Ok let me try this & I will report back if it works or not , though my last mouse was working fine at these default settings.

Faulty pad, removed it and t'was fine.

I dont understand this, how can be a pad be faulty? its just a rubber/velvet/cloth surface.

[als2]

i had a same problem last month but now i am using black colour pad and no more mouse pointer problem

maybe faulty mouse hardware is responsible

[ranjan2001]

Lucky_star
I changed the setting to 200 & got a new mouse pad but the problem still remains, the mouse still jerks & jumps randomly.
Seems I need to go for a replacement.

[Lucky_star]

Then, you have the last option left: Bring home a new mouse

[zyberboy]

buy a black optical mouse pad,dont use ordinary mouse pad.

[dOm1naTOr]

In rare cases, the problem will be with the sensor[ponter jumps to screen corner]. It can be minimised by some tricks like opening the mouse nd attaching alluminium foils for better channeling of the light to underside of mouse. But 100% cure is not possible.
And if u get a new one, buy Microsoft basic. They are gud, but feel too weightless. U can open it nd attach some weights with bus nd bolts nd make it better for gaming.
And get some cloth surfaced mouse pads.

[ranjan2001]

Originally Posted by zyberboy

buy a black optical mouse pad, don't use ordinary mouse pad.

I have never used a pad with my optical mouse so don't know much are there specific mouse pad for optical mouse?

Meanwhile I checked the mouse on both XP & vista & in both cases it jerks so it is indeed hardware problem. Need to get it replaced.

[zyberboy]

Originally Posted by ranjan2001

I have never used a pad with my optical mouse so don't know much are there specific mouse pad for optical mouse?

Mouse pad for optical mice is available,it will increase accuracy.

[ranjan2001]

How much is it available for & what price approx?

Is this a pad for optical mouse.
http://hardware.gotfrag.com/files/up...sepads_f30.jpg

[zyberboy]

^^the pic,dont know if its op Mouse pad

I hav one cheap optical mouse pad which cost 25/-
and its texture is different from ordinary mouse pad.

[ranjan2001]

OK understood I have seen those textured mouse pads.

[kayos]

my old mouse used to jerk after quite some time ... but i thot its time was over so i replaced it ... most probably a hardware problem as my mouse started behaving that way only when i threw it on wall 7-8 times
counterstrike on lan makes u do that sometime .. lol

[Stick]

100% problem with Mouse, replaced it and if possible in exchange ask for MS basic Optical Mouse V2 (don't go with V1), you never repent for this buy trust me, I'm one of the person who harassed by all budget mouse and finally got replaced my Jumoing mouse with MS V2 mouse and I feel like heaven.

[ranjan2001]

I got the mouse replaced, but surprising fact is that these Samsung Pleomax optical mouse is being marketed by Jupiter info Ltd & I saw 11 guys coming for replacement with the same jerking issue which I was complaining.

So be careful before u but this mouse.

Now I get to face the other problem

My old mouse is functioning & I find a strange problem that with the new mouse I have to move the mouse more distance to cover the full screen, where as the old mouse does the same within less distance.

What could be the issue?

[Lucky_star]

Control Panel->Mouse->Pointer Options->Select Pointer Speed

[ranjan2001]

Originally Posted by Lucky_star

Control Panel->Mouse->Pointer Options->Select Pointer Speed

Thanks that solved the problem but what does (enhance pointer precision) do?

[topgear]

Even I am facing same problem with i-ball laser mouse with usb interface

Replaced it 2 times as both of those mouse stop working ie the pointer frozen on the middle of the screen.

Now I'am facing this jerking prob with the newly replaced mouse

I doubt every i-ball laser mouse have some serious problems.

So bought a new frontec optical mouse last month.