Help! USB stinks!

#1 PaTiNsAnE

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Posted 21 March 2002 - 02:36 AM

Hello, I need some tech advice
I just got a new MotherBoard and Processor
(A7A266 and AMD XP 1700+ i am running Windows 98SE, 512 pc-133 ram)
Im having some trouble with the USB, When i first tried to set it up there was a problem with the BIOS so i had to flash and re-program. When i finished with that i tried some games with my new mouse (MS Intellimouse Explorer 3.0) and something was screwy, Whenever i loaded something the mouse would stop responding and skip around, when i tried to play Max Payne the mouse would stop responding all together and leave me hanging with guys shooting at me...even when i did the tests in Direct-X the mouse would freeze and id have to restart!! HELP!!

thnx

#2 pmistry

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Posted 21 March 2002 - 04:07 AM

Just wondering if its a wireless, are the batteries low or something? Anything dirty like sensors, the USB plug? Defective mouse maybe? If its newly bought, exchange it. Try reinstalling the software that came with the Intellimouse.

#3 clutch

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Posted 21 March 2002 - 04:42 AM

Moved to Win9x forum since that is the OS being used.

#4 PaTiNsAnE

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Posted 22 March 2002 - 02:33 AM

yea, thats ok
Nah, its not the mouse. I put it in the p2/s port and it worked fine :\

#5 PaTiNsAnE

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Posted 22 March 2002 - 02:34 AM

but i know that usb is faster and better but i guess ill live without it

#6 Catdog02

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Posted 24 March 2002 - 01:09 PM

9x systems aren't known for thier USB capabilities, then again NT isn't at all. 200 seems okay, Xp is good.

No one tell me that ME is good for anything!

#7 AndyFair

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Posted 24 March 2002 - 08:22 PM

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9x systems aren't known for thier USB capabilities, then again NT isn't at all. 200 seems okay, Xp is good.

No one tell me that ME is good for anything!

Actually ME CDs make good beer mats/coasters!

AndyF

#8 pmistry

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Posted 25 March 2002 - 01:32 AM

ME was better for USB than 98 for me anyways, since being newer I guess. 2000 was fine and XP is fine.

#9 PaTiNsAnE

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Posted 25 March 2002 - 05:44 AM

ur right, when i had 98 the ps/2 port was so slow, then i upgraded to ME and my mouse movement was smoother but ME just sux ***. I formatted and went back to 98 but the mouse smoothness and some other features stayed. how i have no idea :\ but it was pretty cool

#10 prost8

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Posted 29 March 2002 - 09:15 AM

hey! everybody's been dissing ME but it worked great for me! part from the coaster thing like AndyFair said. hahahha

#11 pmistry

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Posted 01 April 2002 - 05:54 AM

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Usually after installing an OS on freshly formatted disk everything seems smooth, but the effect wears out.

98's mouse is slower than ME/2k or XP

#12 PaTiNsAnE

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Posted 02 April 2002 - 03:11 AM

it probably will wear off but it hasnt since. I reformatted a little over 6 months ago and it still is smooth a ever....except for a little sound trouble