Away from being lightweight, more responsive and correct, you are not limited to needing a mouse pad when using an optical mouse. There are mainly two types of optical mice first that utilizes infrared or laser beam; it has LED, blue or red in color on mouse bottom to track movements. The other type utilizes optoelectronic sensor to take fast images on surface it moves on to compute motions.

Above tools remove the use of a roller-ball, like that utilized earlier, usual mouse.

Although that, optical mouse can have other problems. If you find mouse pointer self-jumping irregularly on PC screen, at times stuck, or is slow replying, there are reasons for why it is acting that way. Decide the kind of optical mouse, and follow few troubleshooting tips for optical mouse >>

Instructions

1. Step 1

-- For All Optical Mice --

• Test connection if it is a wired kind, ensure that mouse receptacle is protected in receiving port on PC. On wireless mouse, be sure batteries are good and remote sensors on PC and mouse are working. There must be a battery monitoring graph on screen that was installed with mouse software that came with it.

• Update mouse driver. When you utilize a new type mouse, old operating system driver for mouse device be out-of-date; making O.S. not appropriately identifying mouse. Contact operating system Company for an update.

• For wireless mouse, attempt to maintain both mouse and receiver away from other metal materials or wireless devices that block, fail, or jumble signal. Also, move mouse nearer to remote receiver on PC as in utilize.

2. Step 2
-- For Infrared and Laser types --

An infrared or laser optical mouse needs a surface that can reproduce departing beam from infrared or laser diode back up to sensor in mouse. There would be no difficulties as long as surface can return light back to receiver.

• Attempt this: You can lift optical mouse above ground and point laser beam to a wall near, or even PC screen, pointer will work. If you are using infrared or laser optical mouse on a transparent surface, beam unable to return back to receiver on mouse. This cause problem if surface below mouse has a refractive and shiny pattern.

• Mouse pad may be causing problem. Put a folder or some writing paper below the mouse and notice if it fixes problem.

• Test various surface materials, surface colors and surface patterns; observe what works good.

• Constantly utilize optical mouse on a fresh and small pieces surface.

3. Step 3

-- For Image Sensing Mouse --

This type of mouse notice movement by taking surface images using a small camera below mouse. The lens can take as many as 1512 frames per second, based on hand movement as using mouse. The mouse on-board processing chips then convert images to movement using an optical flow estimation algorithm on two imaginary axes.

• Do not utilize picture noticing mouse on a dark surface. This surface can puzzle processing chips in mouse as if mouse is fixed as it is moving. The chips evaluate and depend on images from lens to approximate pointer place and rate of movement.

• Prevent using on uneven surface that is carpet or bed cover. Uneven surface can cause chips to misjudge distance between "bumps" on uneven surface from images it take.

• Constantly utilize optical mouse on a fresh and small pieces surface.

Step 4

-- Cleaning and Maintenance for All --

• Dirt, spills or crumbs, and other garbage are problems for input or output tools. Clean the ports and container attaching mouse when required.

• Utilize a damp lint-free towel, moist cotton swab or baby wipes when dirt and other garbage that have collected on optical window, do not forget window edges also. Lightly and cautiously blot clean sensor window on bottom of optical mouse. Do not scratch optical window surface or leave finger prints on it. Wash clean other bottom surface on mouse.

4. Step 5

Get mouse with PC to a fix service for complete external or internal check, if these tips do not assist in restoring mouse functionality.