Cursor Freezing

[t0rek]

I don't know why, but recently and randomly after I burn a CD/DVD the cursor of the mouse get frozen on the screen and I can' move it anymore, until I reboot, this is really annoying. My DVDRW is a NEC ND-3520AW. What is causing this?

 

[ScottJC]

Can you provide more details, like type of mouse... burning application, what i'd try in this order, if one fails move on to the next:

1) Replace the mouse (just to test if the mouse is at fault)
2) Try a different burning application.
3) if its a usb mouse, try disconnecting all usb devices and test again, likewise if the burner is a usb burner.

 

[Blacklord]

I wouldn't trust nec personally. Thats a company that makes radars and has no experience in all of the other varieties of things it makes. Yeah they make look good but they can't do shit.

 

[Slougi]

My guess: You need a more powerful PSU. And whatever Blacklord says, NEC's products are generally quite good.

 

[Blacklord]

I was my own opinion. I have a grudge against the germans probably.

 

[t0rek]

I wouldn't trust nec personally. Thats a company that makes radars and has no experience in all of the other varieties of things it makes. Yeah they make look good but they can't do shit.

That's the lamest comment of the month. In fact NEC makes one of the best DVDRW drives available.

To ScottJC. My NEC drive is an IDE one, so I can't disconnect it when the PC is on of course, and my mouse is a a very basic Logitech USB optical mouse. I tried disconnecting it and connecting it again before starting this thread without results. I have no more USB things connected apart than my printer and I don't thing that's casuing the trouble.

To Slougi. Interesting guess. I never tought of that. My PSU is a 350 watts one. The things connected are my plain Geforce 6600 that doesn't suck too much watts like a GT one. Just one HDD, and my DVDRW. The thing is that this is a recent problem and I've been using the same specs for 6 months now without troubles. Do you think changing it will solve the problem?

 

[WhiteX]

reassemble your PC, cleaning all your parts...you know how to do it, right?
your PSU must be very well ventilated for the extra effort, at first it will show no sign of problem but in time, the dust at the fan must make it hotter and more likable to give you crashes.

 

[t0rek]

I clean my PC periodically, so I don't think that's the problem. Also, I discovered that is a software problem, the mouse doesn't freeze, the cursor is is the one freezed on the screen! I'm able to move the mouse and access the start menu and navigate it (beacuse it shows the selected things you are on) but the curson stay freezed in just one place. So I can use the mouse, in a blind way of course.

 

[revl8er]

Was the mouse plug and play? If it was, then try getting different drivers on logitech's website. If that don't work then try getting a different mouse.

 

[t0rek]

I solved the problem. It was the Starforce shit, that was causing it, so I get rid of it. I readed that it could cause system unstability and even cause damage to DVDRW drives, that's the main reason I get rid of it.

 

[revl8er]

Yeah it does, it messed up my dvdrw drive.