Sergio Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 Hi all, very strange, should I say spooky situation. After I shut down my PC, mouse (Microsoft Optical Mouse)still glows. The way I fix this is I take a cable off the PC and back On and light only then goes off. Is my mouse sick? Regards Sergio! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Ramsay Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 Yeah mine does that too I just switch the computer back on for a couple of secs then off again, seems to sort it out Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergio Posted April 10, 2003 Author Share Posted April 10, 2003 Hi Craig! that must be a pain to switch on and off for a few seconds after every shutdown, and I don't know how healthy that is for computer. Regards Sergio! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Ramsay Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 True, I dont know why it stays on :???: Wierd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Hess Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 With newer computers there is a wake up voltage delievered across the USB chain to devices attached to it. This is so you can design the computer to wake up from a USB device, if you want to. (Like a USB ethernet card or what not). This function is by design. You can disable this feature by checking your motherboard manual, and setting the USB wakeup voltage to the disabled setting. If you don't have the manual, find out the make of your motherboard, and seach the manufacturers site, it should be available as a download (pdf). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergio Posted April 10, 2003 Author Share Posted April 10, 2003 Hi Greg, useful and with good ideas as always! Thanx! There is a small problem, I was thinking in simular direction, and disconnected mouse from USB port and now I am using mouse adapter and is connected next to the kayboard in non USB port. Is there any other solution? The bottom line is: Is constant power to the mouse shortening its life-span? I am affraid it is orangecry Regards Sergio! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Hess Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 You have to disable it at the motherboard level. Either by Jumper, or through bios modifications. Your method will work fine as a bypass, but the only way to really stop it is through hardware. I doubt the tiny amount of wattage going to the optical mouse is going to reduce its lifespan any. Its less then 5 volts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnarly Cranium Posted April 22, 2003 Share Posted April 22, 2003 I figured it was supposed to do that. Hey, look at it this way-- if you ever have to find your mouse in the middle of the night when all the lights are off, it'll be really easy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Hess Posted April 23, 2003 Share Posted April 23, 2003 I was looking in the bios and on the motherboard and I could not find anything to disable mouse light after shutdown. Its usually under the "Power Management" section of the bios. Your basically looking for "USB Wakeup" or "USB2 Wakeup" or anything dealing with USB or the IRQ's assigned to USB in that section (just power management). On the motherboard, its usually a USB +5v jumper. Varies from board to board. I don't have time to download your manual and check it myself, but maybe later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergio Posted April 23, 2003 Author Share Posted April 23, 2003 Hi Gnarly Cranium, you are right, that remainds me on the little lights in car ignition, whitch light up when you enter the car at nigh, whitch is designed for drank drivers to be able to put the kay in ignition Hi Greg, I was looking in the bios and on the motherboard and I could not find anything to disable mouse light after shutdown. BTW I got Gigabite motherboard GA-7VAX if that means something. Regards Sergio! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergio Posted April 25, 2003 Author Share Posted April 25, 2003 Thanx Greg! My mouse is USB but I am using an adapter, but anyway one of this days maybe I try to look at motherboard... Regards Sergio! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Hess Posted April 25, 2003 Share Posted April 25, 2003 Sergio, The wakeup is also for other devices. If its connected to the PS2 ports, you'd have to disable the wakeup calls for that as well. Its basically just delievering standby voltage to anything that has wakeup setup. Either that, or its completely possessed. Leave it a sacrifice and the mouse will probably go back to sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergio Posted April 28, 2003 Author Share Posted April 28, 2003 LOL!!! That was the good one! I will sloughter the keyboard and mouse will be ok Regards Sergio! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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