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Wierd Problem with a MS Optical Mouse on the USB Port
All,
I finally picked up an optical mouse to replace my old rubber ball jobber. I want to use the USB port to get the absolute best response in FPS games as I'm told it makes a difference. I am running a P4 on an AOpen AX4PER board with Windows XP and I have a Lian Li case that supports front wiring for 4 USB ports. All ports work (front and rear), but, for some reason, the rear ports will only recognize the mouse when the computer is on. In other words, the mouse works fine plugged into the rear port, but when I turn the computer off, it's like it loses its memory. When I turn it back on, there is no power light to the mouse until I physically unplug it and then plug back in. Then it works fine. I decided to move it to the front (which is not my preference because it's in the way a little more) and it works like a champ in that position. It powers up at the right time and operate flawlessly. There are no other devices on my rear USB ports and I have succesfully operated other devices such as joysticks from that port. Is this a motherboard issue? Is my case the problem? Why would the rear ports be different in this respect? Thanks, Matt |
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Matt Martin wrote:
All, I finally picked up an optical mouse to replace my old rubber ball jobber. I want to use the USB port to get the absolute best response in FPS games as I'm told it makes a difference. Well, whoever told you that doesn't know what he's talking about. Use the PS/2 port, not USB. The USB requires more CPU interaction, and can get jumpy under very heavy load. Bump up the refresh rate of the P/S2 port and it'll be the smoothest. -WD |
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Will,
How does one go about changing the PS/2 port's refresh rate? Have not tried that before. Thanks, Matt Will Dormann wrote in message ... Matt Martin wrote: All, I finally picked up an optical mouse to replace my old rubber ball jobber. I want to use the USB port to get the absolute best response in FPS games as I'm told it makes a difference. Well, whoever told you that doesn't know what he's talking about. Use the PS/2 port, not USB. The USB requires more CPU interaction, and can get jumpy under very heavy load. Bump up the refresh rate of the P/S2 port and it'll be the smoothest. -WD |
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Matt Martin wrote:
Will, How does one go about changing the PS/2 port's refresh rate? Have not tried that before. Thanks, This was asked here just yesterday. -WD |
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Matt Martin wrote:
All, I finally picked up an optical mouse to replace my old rubber ball jobber. I want to use the USB port to get the absolute best response in FPS games as I'm told it makes a difference. I am running a P4 on an AOpen AX4PER board with Windows XP and I have a Lian Li case that supports front wiring for 4 USB ports. All ports work (front and rear), but, for some reason, the rear ports will only recognize the mouse when the computer is on. In other words, the mouse works fine plugged into the rear port, but when I turn the computer off, it's like it loses its memory. When I turn it back on, there is no power light to the mouse until I physically unplug it and then plug back in. Then it works fine. I decided to move it to the front (which is not my preference because it's in the way a little more) and it works like a champ in that position. It powers up at the right time and operate flawlessly. There are no other devices on my rear USB ports and I have succesfully operated other devices such as joysticks from that port. Is this a motherboard issue? Is my case the problem? Why would the rear ports be different in this respect? Thanks, Matt Perhaps check in your BIOS for settings such as enabling USB legacy devices (keyboards/mice)...? -- spammage trappage: replace fishies_ with yahoo |
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