# Hardware problem

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardware-problem/62210>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 16, 2001, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardware-problem/62210 "2001-04-16T23:02:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Sterra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Sterra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sterra)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2001, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardware-problem/62210/1 "2001-04-16T23:02:58Z")

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My mouse freezes up after a while of using the computer or dissapears. Anyone have any ideas as to what could cause this?

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**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2001, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardware-problem/62210/2 "2001-04-16T23:40:49Z")

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A conflict with the mouse using the same interupt as some other card,most likely a modem.

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**Author:** ![Sterra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Sterra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sterra)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2001, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardware-problem/62210/3 "2001-04-17T00:02:33Z")

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Hmm, how about a network card?🙂 This started after coming back from a lan. I think it might be due to some diffrence in cables that I could never find too.

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**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2001, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardware-problem/62210/4 "2001-04-17T00:14:57Z")

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The mouse shouldn’t share an interupt with any other card. Pull the lan card if you not using it. See if it helps.

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**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2001, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardware-problem/62210/5 "2001-04-17T15:15:47Z")

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“My mouse freezes up after a while of using the computer or dissapears. Anyone have any ideas as to what  
could cause this?”  
Maybe you should keep him in his cage?

You know, you might give some more details. WAG is you are using Internet Explorer which does this.

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**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2001, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardware-problem/62210/6 "2001-04-17T16:44:35Z")

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No, Internet Explorer does NOT cause this. :rolleyes:

Try pulling the LAN card, and if that doesn’t work, check to make sure your cables are tightly connected. If that doesn’t work, try swapping in another mouse to see if the same problem occurs (i.e., to see if the problem is with the mouse instead of the software). And if _that_ doesn’t work, well, try calling tech support, if you have a support contract?