HOW TO CLEAN YOUR MOUSE
This tutorial may seem just plain silly, but experience has taught us that
many problems attributed to more serious causes are
merely the result of a dirty mouse. Have you ever found
your mouse cursor "sticking" or behaving in a jerky,
unpredictable manner? Time for a cleaning!
This tutorial is not intended for wireless mice, which
have more sensitive components. Do this when your computer
is off. Turn your mouse over on its back. You should
see a circular plastic piece surrounding a rubber ball
in the bottom. Turn the plastic piece (usually clockwise)
and take it out.
Remove the ball. Put it someplace where it won't pick
up extra dirt. The ball tends to stay clean even when
everything else is dirty, but double-check. Remove hair,
dust or lint by lightly pressing office tape to it and
quickly pulling the tape off.
The challenge is inside your mouse. You'll probably
see dark marks on the center of each roller. Very
gently scrape the dirt off with tweezers or a similar
object. Take care not to damage the fine wires
surrounding the rollers.
Angle the mouse so that dirt won't fall deeper into
it once it's scraped off. You can tap the mouse right
side up on a flat surface occasionally to knock out
any dirt accumulated out of reach.
When done, simply replace the ball and slide the plastic
piece back into place. Before testing your mouse, make
sure that your mouse pad is clean and on a flat surface.
Your pointer should now be "good to go"!
