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New USB mouse not working
I got a new mouse, Logitech USB mouse. Came home, plugged it into my USB port on my 9100, and it doesn't work. The computer doesn't even recognize it's there. The optical light is on, so I know it's getting power, but I don't understand why it's not being detected and working. Can anyone help me out here?
AliCat929
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March 4th, 2005 00:00
carvex
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March 4th, 2005 00:00
Message Edited by carvex on 03-03-2005 09:41 PM
carvex
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March 4th, 2005 00:00
AliCat929
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March 4th, 2005 02:00
Plug and play
EDIT: Ok, I've determined that it isn't the mouse. I tried to put another device in the USB ports and Windows doesn't detect it either. I tried updating the chip set, didn't fix anything. Any other ideas?
Message Edited by AliCat929 on 03-04-2005 02:09 AM
carvex
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March 4th, 2005 09:00
AliCat929
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March 4th, 2005 14:00
Didn't. All it had was .NET framework.
I've also looked at the BIOS, and the USBs are enabled. I have no idea what is going on, or how long this has been a problem. I never use the USB ports on my laptop. Not usually. I had a mouse a few months ago, but it shot craps one day. Somewhere between then and now, something has happened to my USB ports and they don't work anymore.
ideas_inspiron
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March 6th, 2005 15:00
proseposy1
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March 8th, 2005 18:00
I had a similar problem, and Dell support told me that basically the computer is "confused" with the IRQ assignments because it doesn't know WHAT to recognize so its not recognizing ANYTHING--check your IRQ assignments (mine were MISSING where the mouse/usb stuff should be so said Dell support) I also could only use the touchpad, which worked for a while until the touchpad froze for some reason too and now I am stuck and posting here for help with that ick--
Anyway, my suggestion after going through the hassle is to try to use the CD that can reload your drivers/utilities and see if it worksbefore messing with individual settings too much--anyone with more computer expertise than me agree/disagree with that??
ideas_inspiron
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March 8th, 2005 21:00
To update....
My USB wireless mouse actually started to work after I posted to this thread. I changed my BIOS setting from Touchpad/PS 2 to PS 2. After the computer "got used to" the setting, the touchpad and USB wireless mouse could work at the same time.
Logically I couldn't think of any conflict between a USB mouse and PS/2 one. Plus my laptop had 3 different kinds of pointing devices worked at the same time (USB wireless mouse, touchpad and PS/2 mouse) when my OS was Window 2000.