Typical PS/2 Ball Mouse
PS/2 Keyboard (purple)
PS/2 Mouse (green)
PS/2 Keyboard (purple)
PS/2 Mouse (green)
Motherboard Ports
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Typical Optical Mouse
Keyboard Is Dirty
Keyboards should be cleaned with "spray-n-wipe" cleaner and a cloth or tissue on a monthly basis. Ensure that computer is not powered up while cleaning the keyboard. Compressed air can also be used to clean between the keyboard keys. Clean the keys with a cotton swab dipped in alcohol.
Modern keyboards are easy to disassemble
Remove all screws from the base of the keyboard
The top and bottom covers will easily come apart
Remove the thin film board and the rubber moulds
Remove the pc board with cable
You can wash the keys and covers in water using soap and a sponge
(do not use any detergents or strong solvents are they will remove the printer markings)
Allow to dry overnight before reassembly
Modern keyboards are easy to disassemble
Remove all screws from the base of the keyboard
The top and bottom covers will easily come apart
Remove the thin film board and the rubber moulds
Remove the pc board with cable
You can wash the keys and covers in water using soap and a sponge
(do not use any detergents or strong solvents are they will remove the printer markings)
Allow to dry overnight before reassembly
PS2 ports
The PS/2 ports on older systems come in 2 different colors
Purple is for the keyboard
Green is for the mouse
Both ports are identical and its easy to make a mistake and plug the mouse into the keyboards port and visa versa. On certain boards with action will damage the port and motherboard.
Purple is for the keyboard
Green is for the mouse
Both ports are identical and its easy to make a mistake and plug the mouse into the keyboards port and visa versa. On certain boards with action will damage the port and motherboard.
Spilling drinks & hard to remove substances
Follow the procedure for dismantling the keyboard
You may use soap and a sponge to remove the grime from the covers and keys . For cleaning the film board or pc board use only warm water and dry immediately.
To get a perfect shine, use shampoo to clean the covers and keys, as with soap make sure you rinse very well.
You may use soap and a sponge to remove the grime from the covers and keys . For cleaning the film board or pc board use only warm water and dry immediately.
To get a perfect shine, use shampoo to clean the covers and keys, as with soap make sure you rinse very well.
System does not detect keyboard
Certain models of Wireless keyboards are not supported by the OS (windows XP) and would require the drivers to be installed first.
Disconnect the wireless keyboard and re-install your old one
Install the drivers, ignore all error messages
Shutdown the system and re-install the Wireless.
This procedure works for wireless mice as well (combo packs)
During the POST test if the keyboard LEDs do not blink once then the keyboard is faulty
Disconnect the wireless keyboard and re-install your old one
Install the drivers, ignore all error messages
Shutdown the system and re-install the Wireless.
This procedure works for wireless mice as well (combo packs)
During the POST test if the keyboard LEDs do not blink once then the keyboard is faulty
Mouse moves erratic
Optical mice are not surface friendly and do not respond to certain colors such as multiple colors on a mousepad which contains a printed picture.
Some mice to not respond well to any plastic mice pads
Optimum Mousepads:
Solid blue (cloth)
Solid Black (cloth)
Solid White (cloth)
Note when there is dirt on the mousepad it will deflect the light incorrectly to the receiver keep your mousepad regularly clean.
Some mice to not respond well to any plastic mice pads
Optimum Mousepads:
Solid blue (cloth)
Solid Black (cloth)
Solid White (cloth)
Note when there is dirt on the mousepad it will deflect the light incorrectly to the receiver keep your mousepad regularly clean.
Using Windows Registry to repair Mouse problems
If you find your mouse pointer behaving erratically, for example jumping around on the screen, then it's possible that the registry settings for your mouse device have become corrupted.
1. Open Registry Editor
2. Find the key HKCU\Control Panel\Mouse
3. Delete this key
4. Log off Windows and log on again
When you log back on, Windows will automatically re-create this registry key
1. Open Registry Editor
2. Find the key HKCU\Control Panel\Mouse
3. Delete this key
4. Log off Windows and log on again
When you log back on, Windows will automatically re-create this registry key