MOUSE whine?!
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MOUSE whine?!
Anyone else have a Logitech MX510 (or any mouse, for that matter) that whines? Mine's making a really faint, really high-pitched whine/whistle, no idea if it did it out of the box or not. For a few weeks I thought it was my monitor getting worse, then I noticed the sound went away when I was holding the left button down. Haven't gotten around to opening the mouse up yet, just thought it was funny, there's hardly anything in a (computer) mouse to make any noise. Also interesting that it's not the actual clicking that changes the sound, the mouse cover or button inside seems to be putting pressure on whatever's making the noise.
My Benq mouse (from the x805 combo) makes a whole host of noises. Most of them aren't heard over my PSU, but sometimes the whining is loud enough to notice. I think it might actually be faulty, since it seems to run through a pair of batteries rather quickly, and the red optical light is always flashing/blinking. Been too lazy to call tech support about it.
Thanks to you guys, my colleagues now think I'm a certifiable nutcase since I've been spotted with a mouse to my ear.
FWIW I can't hear any sound from the Logitech MX300. Have to try it with my MX310 at home.
I'd like to rant about how the MX500 series is for right handers only, but that'll be completely off topic, so this short sentence will have to do.
FWIW I can't hear any sound from the Logitech MX300. Have to try it with my MX310 at home.
I'd like to rant about how the MX500 series is for right handers only, but that'll be completely off topic, so this short sentence will have to do.
My MX300 at home whines! And so does my MX310.
Maybe the office environment was too noisy for me to hear the whine on my other MX300.
Fortunately I don't use the computer with my ear right against the optical sensor of the mouse.
Otherwise I can just see myself using a mouse with my hand stuck inside a padded wooden box. And before long they'd put me inside a padded box as well.
Maybe the office environment was too noisy for me to hear the whine on my other MX300.
Fortunately I don't use the computer with my ear right against the optical sensor of the mouse.
Otherwise I can just see myself using a mouse with my hand stuck inside a padded wooden box. And before long they'd put me inside a padded box as well.
Well, some people are more sensitive to high frequency sounds than others. And different samples probably vary as well. Wonder if the computer's USB port has anything to do with it.m0002a wrote:I am getting really paranoid because my MX310 is dead silent. Maybe I am going deaf.lenny wrote:My MX300 at home whines! And so does my MX310.
Also, the whine seems loudest at the part of the label closest to the optical sensor, not the sensor itself.
Dammit, now the wife thinks I'm nuts. Remarks like "thats not a phone, you know" I don't need
I have my MX310 mouse plugged into the USB hub built into my MS Natural Keyboard (won't quite reach to the computer USB port).lenny wrote:Well, some people are more sensitive to high frequency sounds than others. And different samples probably vary as well. Wonder if the computer's USB port has anything to do with it.
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My MicroSoft Wireless Intellimouse Explorer 2.0 (can they come up with a longer name, please? Oh, and why is the wired version of the same mouse called 4.0?!) doesn't whine.
What it does is chirp. I can't hear it without holding it up to my ear, but every 2-5 seconds (it varies), it gives a little beep.
What it does is chirp. I can't hear it without holding it up to my ear, but every 2-5 seconds (it varies), it gives a little beep.
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Kinda reminds me of when Scotty speaks into the mouse (randomly Googled link) when trying to input the formula for transparent aluminium into an ancient Mac in "Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home"... "Hello, computer!". Or am I showing too much geek-ness now?lenny wrote:Dammit, now the wife thinks I'm nuts. Remarks like "thats not a phone, you know" I don't need
Sadly, this was the first thing that crossed my mind too.teejay wrote:Kinda reminds me of when Scotty speaks into the mouse (randomly Googled link) when trying to input the formula for transparent aluminium into an ancient Mac in "Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home"... "Hello, computer!". Or am I showing too much geek-ness now?lenny wrote:Dammit, now the wife thinks I'm nuts. Remarks like "thats not a phone, you know" I don't need
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It's all relative. Your uncle is more deaf than your aunt... ( ) but it's true (not the uncle/aunt), people get exposed to loud sounds, hearing is slightly damaged in different ways.
Range also deteriorates with age - I can hear much higher pitched tones at 16 than my physics teacher at ~35. Unfortunately I can hear my CRT whining now, and it'll be obsolete/broken in much less than 20 years!
Range also deteriorates with age - I can hear much higher pitched tones at 16 than my physics teacher at ~35. Unfortunately I can hear my CRT whining now, and it'll be obsolete/broken in much less than 20 years!