Appendix B. Cleaning The Mouse; Cleaning An Optical Mouse; Cleaning A Mouse With A Ball - IBM ThinkCentre A30 8198 User Manual

Appendix B. Cleaning the mouse

This appendix provides instructions on how to clean your mouse. The procedure
will be different depending on which type of mouse you have.

Cleaning an optical mouse

If you experience some problems with your optical mouse, check the following:
1. Turn the mouse over and look carefully at the lens area.
2. Check the surface you are using the mouse on. If you have a very intricate

Cleaning a mouse with a ball

If the pointer on the screen does not move smoothly with the mouse, you might
need to clean the mouse.
Note: The following illustration might be slightly different from your mouse.
To clean a mouse with a ball:
1. Turn off your computer.
2. Turn the mouse over, with the top side down, and look carefully at the bottom.
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a. If there is a smudge on the lens, gently clean the area with a plain cotton
swab or plain q-tip.
b. If there is some debris in the lens, gently blow the debris away from the
area.
picture or pattern beneath the mouse it is difficult for the digital signal
processor (DSP) to determine changes in the mouse position.
1 Retainer ring
2 Ball
3 Plastic rollers
4 Ball cage
Twist the retainer ring 1 to the unlocked position to remove the ball.
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