mabuk
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Q: cursor pinging and erratic

Hello all

 

My cursor started behaving very erratically a few days ago.  It also pings (as if you keep the space bar pressed) on and off.  There were one or two hiccups a couple of weeks ago but they disappeared in a few seconds.  The problem continues even if the mouse and keyboard (both on bluetooth) are switched off.  I have no trackpad or other bluetooth enabled devices in the periphery of the computer.

 

I am on Mavericks on an iMac 27" and I have tried the basics i.e.:

- clean mouse and keyboard and changed batteries

- performed a CleanMyMac twice

- emptied trash

- disk utilities repair x2

- PRAM reset

- all softwares are up to date

 

I haven't installed any new software lately and cannot link the start of a problem to a particular event.  The problem is dire on Mac Mail - I now cannot use it - and intermittent on Safari or Word. 

 

Hope you can help and many thanks

iMac (27-inch Mid 2011), OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)

Posted on Jul 21, 2014 7:23 AM

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    mabuk mabuk Jul 22, 2014 12:35 PM in response to rkaufmann87
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    Jul 22, 2014 12:35 PM in response to rkaufmann87

    Yes I guess that is what I am going to have to do.  Not looking forward to the prospect though.  The last (and only time) I needed to get the computer to an Apple store it was kept for 3 weeks. When I got it back OSX was not installed so I had to do it myself which didn't work.  A call to the help line established that I needed to go back to the shop, and 2 hours later with 3 engineers trying I went home with a brand new iMac.  Must be jinxed but 3 years without a problem I guess I cannot moan...

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