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I managed to pick one of these up from PC World for £20 (£70-80rrp I think), and although it's pretty good, I just wanted to know how you turn the damn mouse off.
I shut the comp down the other night and the mouse was still active (obviously because it's battery-powered). I assumed it would turn off after five or so minutes. I wake up the next morning and the bloody optical light is still on!
Is there any way - apart from taking the batteries out (which I've now resorted to) - of making sure this thing turns off and doesn't waste the batteries?
Any help would be appreciated.
Also, while I'm here, do you think I could get away with using the cordless keyboard but not the mouse? I prefer my Microsoft Optical Explorer one as it has the extra side buttons.
Many Thanks
I shut the comp down the other night and the mouse was still active (obviously because it's battery-powered). I assumed it would turn off after five or so minutes. I wake up the next morning and the bloody optical light is still on!
Is there any way - apart from taking the batteries out (which I've now resorted to) - of making sure this thing turns off and doesn't waste the batteries?
Any help would be appreciated.
Also, while I'm here, do you think I could get away with using the cordless keyboard but not the mouse? I prefer my Microsoft Optical Explorer one as it has the extra side buttons.
Many Thanks
Thanks Tim!
I'm just gonna go back to me old corded gear anyways - the sodding batteries in the keyboard have gone flat and I've only had the thing since Sunday!
I'm just gonna go back to me old corded gear anyways - the sodding batteries in the keyboard have gone flat and I've only had the thing since Sunday!
ßulle††™ wrote:
> I just wanted to know how you turn the damn mouse off.
From what I've read: you can't. After several minutes of activity it should slow it's sample rate down (i.e. the number of times it looks at the mouse mat) to 2 per second.
> Also, while I'm here, do you think I could get away with using the
> cordless keyboard but not the mouse?
Almost certainly.
> I just wanted to know how you turn the damn mouse off.
From what I've read: you can't. After several minutes of activity it should slow it's sample rate down (i.e. the number of times it looks at the mouse mat) to 2 per second.
> Also, while I'm here, do you think I could get away with using the
> cordless keyboard but not the mouse?
Almost certainly.
I managed to pick one of these up from PC World for £20 (£70-80rrp I think), and although it's pretty good, I just wanted to know how you turn the damn mouse off.
I shut the comp down the other night and the mouse was still active (obviously because it's battery-powered). I assumed it would turn off after five or so minutes. I wake up the next morning and the bloody optical light is still on!
Is there any way - apart from taking the batteries out (which I've now resorted to) - of making sure this thing turns off and doesn't waste the batteries?
Any help would be appreciated.
Also, while I'm here, do you think I could get away with using the cordless keyboard but not the mouse? I prefer my Microsoft Optical Explorer one as it has the extra side buttons.
Many Thanks
I shut the comp down the other night and the mouse was still active (obviously because it's battery-powered). I assumed it would turn off after five or so minutes. I wake up the next morning and the bloody optical light is still on!
Is there any way - apart from taking the batteries out (which I've now resorted to) - of making sure this thing turns off and doesn't waste the batteries?
Any help would be appreciated.
Also, while I'm here, do you think I could get away with using the cordless keyboard but not the mouse? I prefer my Microsoft Optical Explorer one as it has the extra side buttons.
Many Thanks