My flat panel iMac's optical mouse pointer is behaving very
erratically. It seems to have a mind of its own and jumps across the
screen at inopportune moments.
Recent system changes:
-folks at MacTown replaced the logic board (thanks!)
-installed a 512 RAM memory upgrade chip
-installed an AirPort card
-upgraded from 10.2.8 (2nd edition) to Panther
I seem to recall that the mouse was a little bit flakey before any of
this happened, but it was very rare. Now it is happening often enough
to be frustrating.
Last night I looked at some Mac discussion forums, where people said
there had been problems with USB devices (like mice) since 10.2.6.
I have tried 2 different Logitech mice (both work fine on Windows
computers) with no improvement. I also tried plugging the mouse into
the other port on the other side of the keyboard. Plugging the mouse
into a USB port on the back of the computer seemed to help temporarily
but is not a permanent fix (also the cord is short and so are my
arms!). Restarts with and without the mouse help for a short period of
time.
Any suggestions? Please?
In search of a better mousetrap,
Alex Whitman
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