Mouse

[drmnaga78]

Just bought a mouse for mv8000, when I go into the system to set up the monitor and mouse it say 'no mouse connected'. It has power running to the mouse as the optical light illuminates. I was wondering if due to the age of the mv8000 it needs an old school roller ball mouse. Does anyone know, does a optical mouse work for you? Cheers

[Soul One]

IIRC the 8800 shipped with an optical mouse. Dunno about the 8000.

[drmnaga78]

Ok cheers

[drmnaga78]

Looking at the promo when they added the mouse connectivity on the 8000 it was an optical mouse it shipped with. Which is cool because the means I don't have to search out a ball mouse, but is shit because the optical mouse I bought doesn't work!

[JUKE179r]

There are some optical mice that work but they are hit or miss.
Plus you you need a use a PS/2 to USB adapter with the USB mice on either MV's.

[drmnaga78]

Thanks Juke, managed to get it to register that the mouse was plugged in by wriggling it, although it doesn't actually work, can't see a cursor on the screen. Might try some contact cleaner in the socket, maybe another mouse and if that doesn't work try swapping out the port, only a couple of £ on eBay. Just thought I would look at how much it would be for a replacement mv8-vga expansion, shocking what people charge for them!

[drmnaga78]

Update. Took the VGA port out, sprayed some contact cleaner in the port, tweeted the pins in the end of the PS/2 mouse plug to make sure they would make contact in the port, put it back together, fired it up, all working now :)

[JUKE179r]

Good job! Glad to hear you fixed your problem.

[JUKE179r]

For future reference...
I bought more female PS/2 to USB connectors (6 for $8 on ebay) since my optical USB mice that used to work on my MV8800 and 8000 but now they don't. The USB optical mice GREAT with the new PS/2 connectors!

Microsoft USB Optical mouse 3000 works with MV

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The optical USB mice that worked on my MV8800 were:
- Microsoft Notebook Optical Mouse 3000
- Microsoft Whell Mouse Optical 1.1A USBand PS/2 compatible #X08-85640

working mice for MV

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Mice that didn't work:
- Dell optical mouse #MS111L
- Kensington USB SlimBlade Trackball # K72327

Mice doesn't work on MV

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