Anyone had this problem with their mouse before?

Barks · 21 Apr 2009 at 16:53

Mouse - Habu
OS - Windows 7

For some reason recently my mouse has started playing up. It works fine and then suddenly freezes (the touchpad on my laptop still responds) before working again a few seconds later. I tried different USB ports, same problem. I then opened device manager and realised when this happens the Habu gaming mouse driver disappears and then reappears when the mouse starts working again. Any ideas what might be causing this, it's infuriating

Cheers

n1kunj · 21 Apr 2009 at 19:11

Sounds like a loose connection maybe? Are the freezes regular or random? If it's random a dodgy connection could be very probable.

Mikeey44 · 21 Apr 2009 at 19:36

Im a gamer, and its happend to just about all of my friends, weve tried to find reasons for it, but it tends to be old age .. usualy after 2-3 years! dont know why it does it, but we just replaced ours!

fobose · 21 Apr 2009 at 19:40

My MS wireless intellimouse had this problem, I replaced the receiver and all is well again

Lord-Jaffa · 21 Apr 2009 at 19:41

I had this problem with an mx518, used to freeze for a few seconds then unfreeze, also sometimes it would go crazy and open up tons of applications and fly accross the screen.

Changed it to a Razor deathadder and all the problems have gone!

Guess it was some issue with my motherboard and the mouse!

yashiro · 21 Apr 2009 at 23:59

It could be break in the wire where it enters the mouse. Wiggle it and see.
Basically the copper strands inside the sleeved rubber may have become brittle and snapped.

It's easy to fix if you're prepared to open it up, cut the section where the break probably is and re-attach it.

Or phone MS for a replacement.

stalin · 22 Apr 2009 at 02:10

I had this with my MX518, whenever I made a fast moving motion it would mess about and freeze up, it's liable to be a dodgy wire.

As soon as I gave it to my friend and he usedit just for casual surfing, it was fine.

Dazzy_G · 22 Apr 2009 at 02:26

I've had this problem with 2 Habus before, its where the usb cable meets the mouse that gets loose and breaks, RMA it and get a new one

Barks · 22 Apr 2009 at 09:06

Yep that's it, if I mess around with the cable near the mouse it suddenly turns off. If I leave the mouse dead steady and only use the wheel it works fine.

Cheers