Can a mouse cause a restart...?

trueshot09 · 07-22-2009, 01:21 PM

I had a random restart issue which I have seemed to narrow down, to my mouse by using a mass process of elimination.

I have replaced it and the problem has gone away, But I am still thinking it maybe a coincidence because I generally asume, that mice can't restart a computer.

So yeah, all I'm asking is that: "Can a mouse, with seemingly no damage, cause a system reboot?"

Its a cheap modern USB wired one with a simple 2 mouse buttons and a mouse wheel and I have used it for about a year, incase that would make a difference.

**Tyree** · 07-22-2009, 07:53 PM

Anything is possible. I would suspect a USB Mouse to cause issues before I would a PS/2 Mouse. Keep us up to date on the, hopefully resolved, problem.

trueshot09 · 07-23-2009, 05:06 AM

Nope still have the random restart problem, my computer just thought it would let me play a game for a whole 5 hours before it did...

steveb1234 · 07-23-2009, 05:26 AM

What type of graphics card do you use ?

**Tyree** · 07-23-2009, 07:57 AM

This should prevent the restarts and you will get a Blue Screen when an error occurs.
The Blue Screen will list the Error Codes that are causing the problem.
Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
Click the Advanced tab.
Under Startup and Recovery, click Settings to open the Startup and Recovery dialog box.
Clear the Automatically restart check box, and click OK the necessary number of times.
Restart your computer for the settings to take effect.

trueshot09 · 07-24-2009, 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tyree

This should prevent the restarts and you will get a Blue Screen when an error occurs.
The Blue Screen will list the Error Codes that are causing the problem.
Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
Click the Advanced tab.
Under Startup and Recovery, click Settings to open the Startup and Recovery dialog box.
Clear the Automatically restart check box, and click OK the necessary number of times.
Restart your computer for the settings to take effect.

Tried that already, makes no difference to what happens, just restarts.

Quote:

Originally Posted by steveb1234

What type of graphics card do you use ?

I use Nvidia. Have gone through 3 different cards, no difference other than performance when not restarting. (2 seperate 7800gtx, and 1 8800GT-Current)

**Tyree** · 07-24-2009, 08:00 PM

Please post your PC specs.
Pre-Built; Brand and Model Number
Custom Built;Brand and Model of Mobo-CPU-RAM-Graphics-PSU

steveb1234 · 07-26-2009, 07:25 AM

You could try upgrading your mobo bios - both gigabyte and asrock have specific upgrades to deal with this problem for series 8 nvidia cards - I still use a 7600 card and had this problem with cod2 and mediaeval II- upgrading the mobo bios solved the problem.

07-22-2009, 01:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
trueshot09 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 19 OS: XP	Can a mouse cause a restart...? I had a random restart issue which I have seemed to narrow down, to my mouse by using a mass process of elimination. I have replaced it and the problem has gone away, But I am still thinking it maybe a coincidence because I generally asume, that mice can't restart a computer. So yeah, all I'm asking is that: "Can a mouse, with seemingly no damage, cause a system reboot?" Its a cheap modern USB wired one with a simple 2 mouse buttons and a mouse wheel and I have used it for about a year, incase that would make a difference.

07-22-2009, 07:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tyree Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: May 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 5,646 OS: XP Pro-7RC-Mandriva My System	Re: Can a mouse cause a restart...? Anything is possible. I would suspect a USB Mouse to cause issues before I would a PS/2 Mouse. Keep us up to date on the, hopefully resolved, problem. __________________ Posting your PC specs will help us to help you quicker and more efficiently. Last edited by Tyree; 07-22-2009 at 07:56 PM.

07-23-2009, 05:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
trueshot09 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 19 OS: XP	Re: Can a mouse cause a restart...? Nope still have the random restart problem, my computer just thought it would let me play a game for a whole 5 hours before it did...

07-23-2009, 05:26 AM	#4 (permalink)
steveb1234 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 374 OS: xp, windows 7	Re: Can a mouse cause a restart...? What type of graphics card do you use ?

07-23-2009, 07:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
Tyree Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: May 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 5,646 OS: XP Pro-7RC-Mandriva My System	Re: Can a mouse cause a restart...? This should prevent the restarts and you will get a Blue Screen when an error occurs. The Blue Screen will list the Error Codes that are causing the problem. Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties. Click the Advanced tab. Under Startup and Recovery, click Settings to open the Startup and Recovery dialog box. Clear the Automatically restart check box, and click OK the necessary number of times. Restart your computer for the settings to take effect. __________________ Posting your PC specs will help us to help you quicker and more efficiently.

07-24-2009, 08:00 PM	#7 (permalink)
Tyree Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: May 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 5,646 OS: XP Pro-7RC-Mandriva My System	Re: Can a mouse cause a restart...? Please post your PC specs. Pre-Built; Brand and Model Number Custom Built;Brand and Model of Mobo-CPU-RAM-Graphics-PSU __________________ Posting your PC specs will help us to help you quicker and more efficiently.

07-26-2009, 07:25 AM	#8 (permalink)
steveb1234 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 374 OS: xp, windows 7	Re: Can a mouse cause a restart...? You could try upgrading your mobo bios - both gigabyte and asrock have specific upgrades to deal with this problem for series 8 nvidia cards - I still use a 7600 card and had this problem with cod2 and mediaeval II- upgrading the mobo bios solved the problem.