#Mouse Dead HELP?!
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Can anybody help me with a dead mouse problem on an Amiga 2000?. The mouse
buttons work fine but the pointer will not move at all. The mouse works fine on
another machine so that would see ok.
Is this a well known fault (easy to fix , cheap hopefully!)….
Many thanks
Paul Lakey (UK)
Paul,
It sounds like you've blown the fuse for the mouseport. It resembles a
resistor without the color bands and is on the motherboard just to the
left of the mouseport. To get at it, you have to pull the power supply/
drive bay. If you've got a voltmeter, check carefully between the two
middle pins of the bottom row at the joystick port. There should be 5v
there. (Better to do that before the hassle of tearing up your computer.)
-Jim
Jim,
Thanks for the help, I will check the fuse, if thats all it is I will be
very happy! ;-).
Do the fuses blow for any reason (fault in the mouse etc) or is it just one of
those things?.
Cheers
Paul
Paul,
Glad to help… I've seen that problem enough times. I think it's
mainly due to people plugging in things like mice or joysticks with power
on. BTW, what you'll need is a 4 amp 'picofuse'. If you've got a rev 4.x
motherboard, look for a burned trace, they don't have fuses.
-Jim
Paul,
I had the same problem – it's the fuse. Don't call Commodore Tech support;
they'll tell you that this is a known fault and requires a motherboard
swap. (I'm not joking) If you can't fix it yourself, and if your're in
London or the south east, there are a couple of companies that will do the
fix for you for around 35 pounds. Otherwise, just solder a piece of
fusewire across the the fuse pads.
Regards,
John A.
On AutoPilot all the way from the U.K.
John,
Thanks for your help, I should be able to sort it out myself as long
as I can indentify the fuse ok.
Does'nt suprise me about Commodore, I know someone who had his 3000
motherboard replaced because of a faulty clock battery, it was under an on-site
plan so I guess it was'nt too bad.
Paul