I have bought an optical mouse to replace a ball one. The optical mouse has only one fitting to insert into box which i sqauare (hope you know what I mean) My old mouse has a green round fitting. I have separate a purple fitting which I have put on end of otical mouse but still does not work and has to be inserted elsewhere. I want the same fitting as my old ball mouse, can you please advise if I can purchase a separate part which is green, if so what is it called please. Thank you very much
2006-10-25 02:14:24 · 8 answers · asked by june b 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
it is usb compitable mouse.
now find usb port behind youe cpu and fix it.
or you can fix it to usb hub too.
yhank you
2006-10-25 02:18:02 · answer #1 · answered by bangla answer 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you're using a laptop, problems like yours are very common. You'll sometimes see an error message that says, "USB device not recognized" right? USB optical mouses are sometimes a problem when plugged into the laptop because it doesn't have software to be recognized as a mouse. The reason why the optical mouse was able to be used is because it is a plug and play device, and the system will try and operate the device. But without software to ensure stability, it would take quite a while to get the mouse to work. You need to install that mouse software.
2016-05-22 12:37:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't need a new fitting This new mouse should fit into a spare USB port and they are more reliable and faster than the old mouse ports.
If you turn on your pc and way until its finished booting then install the software and plug in the mouse.
More and more pc peripheral are USB connections now so if you don't have a spare USB port buy an adapter so you can plug a few devices into the same port.
2006-10-25 02:28:46 · answer #3 · answered by sweetcandytoffee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello,
To start off with click on the link below to get a better knowlage of what certain plug sockets are on your computer and what they do:-
http://www.netpanel.com/features/computer/bus.htm
Seccondly to the answer. Your description indicates to me that the Optical mouse that you have bought has a USB plug on it. Now you don't need to attach it to another cable (green/purple socket) just look on your computer for a plug that looks like the socket on the link below . . . . .
http://www.winster.org/USBPort.jpg
Plug the optical mouse into this socket. You might have to turn the plug round eg, upside down to see which way fits but it should.
Your mouse won't work straight away but if you leave it for about 2-3 minutes and Microsoft Windows will automatically load the information needed for the mouse to work YOU wont need to do anything.
And hopefully that should sort your problem!
Good Bye!
2006-10-25 07:34:17 · answer #4 · answered by Techie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "square" fitting sounds like USB. If your computer is modern enough there should be a couple of these at the back of your computer. I'd say don't worry about converting them to the old green/purple connections as the USB works just as good as what you did have.
2006-10-25 02:18:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just plug it into a USB port. Surely your computer has several.
2006-10-25 02:26:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its usb if your running xp its just plug play old style ps2 ports are round and coloured not very good if your running other operating system you may need to install drivers sup lied
2006-10-25 03:17:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Find a USB port in your PC. Or you could also try to find a USB-to-PS/2 adapter.
2006-10-25 04:41:39 · answer #8 · answered by Mhik_V 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋