[Tigers] Off Topic... Laptop Issue, my data logger..

[Owain Lloyd]

mayf, dave,

i'm a computer scientist and that would be my first thought too.  this
is most likely hardware related rather than software.  i have a
similar problem if i plug my switched mode blackberry charger into an
outlet near my mac book air - the touch pad goes mad every time i
touch it.  they appear to be susceptible to some electromagnetic
radiation.

i would try disabling the internal touchpad in the bios (machine
settings accessible by pressing some key when it first turns on -
before windows starts loading).


On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 1:40 PM, Dave Munroe <dave at munroe.ca> wrote:
> I hear 'ya brother.....frustrating!
>
> No matter how competent you might become with these infernal digital brains,
> there is always another level of mystery
> that can rise up and bite you.
>
> I have a son in IT, and passed your problem along for his view of this
> miscreant laptop. Here is his answer:
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Hi Dad;
>
> Hard to say for sure -- interesting problem.
>
> My initial thought is that the integrated mouse pad may be fighting
> with the external mouse -- he' has tried many of the logical things
> already, so maybe try disabling the integrated mouse pad and see if
> that helps.
>
> --Don
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Typical brief but succinct answer.
>
> Just like diagnosing a perplexing tuning problem, you have to go through the
> steps logically and one at a time.
>
> I hope this helps!
>
> Best of luck,
>
> Dave
>
>
>
>
>
>> change in results.  Has anyone experienced anything like this? Any one
>> have any other ideas on what might be wrong? Or how to repair?  While I
>> don't know exactly how it works, I suspect the interrupt handler for the
>> mouse is befarkled somehow. The laptop has a touch pad which works
>> perfectly fine...  Could a small elecronic component failure do this?
>> Alas, I am lost in these matters.. The mouse that was attached was a
>> ball type and the current one is a optical..all with the same
>> indications. Even tried a USB mouse with a PS2 adapter...same thing.
>> Also tried the USB mouse directly with the same results...
>>
>> Oops, I am using Win XP PRO, SP2.  forgot to add that if it is important.
>>
>> mayf, anxiousl;y awaiting
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