Cleaning your mighty mouse

dont where to post this, there is no place to post questions on mouse cleaning. i need to open my mighty mouse to clean the track ball. i tried everything the support page said , upside down wiping wife link free cloth cleaning ball. nothing works, i need to open it, why doesnt apple have it so you can open this stupid thing? install they want you to buy a new mighty mouse for 50.00. this is stupid.

Dust, dirt, and such are apt to getting in there. Unplug the mouse, and with a damp cloth, rub up and down, pressing down firmly on the track ball 10-15 times. Repeat side to side, making sure to apply some pressure. This works every time for me when the mouse is acting up or not operating properly.
I have to do this about every other month. Kind of a design flaw with the Mighty Mouse, though I love it and put up with it.

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Cleaning a Mighty Mouse

Currently I use a Mighty Mouse but recently the track ball on the top has stopped working in one direction and this is most probably due to dirt accumulation in the mouse. Anyone have an idea how to open the mouse to clean it? Thanx.

The Apple Store (Genius Bar) told me to get a hard and flat surface, and cover it with a lint free thin (preferably light-coloured) cloth.
Then "rub quickly (but carefully! with gentle pressure) running on the trackball from side to side, up and down"
The cloth will then show any debris from underneath the trackball that is left.
Note, I personally think that moisturiser on the hands might impede the life of the trackball-mechanism (due to oils that deteriorate the rubber ball).
Hope that helps
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Resetting bluetooth may fix your mighty mouse scroll button

I have had this problem with the scroll button on my mighty mouse for months and months, and the only advise I have managed to get from here when I complained was to clean it. But I tried that many times and I have had nothing but problems with it, so much so that I recently called Apple and they agreed straight away to send me a new one.
What made me call them today was the clicking action and side buttons on my mighty mouse also failed completely, and I thought the thing was totally broke. Whilst I was on the phone I happened to mention that my wireless keyboard also keeps losing its connection, and the advisor told me to do this following...
This advise was used on my MacBook 13.3inch model from last year.
Turn off Mac, removed the power and battery and hold down the power button for 5 seconds. Then turn it back on, but while you turn it back on hold down the altcmnd+RP buttons together. You will hear it ching two times as it turns on, let go after the second ching.
This apparently resets the bluetooth and it fixed my mouse, it now works perfectly.
Anyway, I called apple back to say that this reset not only fixed my keyboard, but also my mouse. Everything now works perfectly. The problem was bluetooth all along and not that the button needed cleaning.
But they said they would still send me out a new one, and so long as they received a mouse back in the post they wouldn't charge me. I accepted that offer and I'll see how it goes with the one I have. I feel that I may have damaged the scroll button trying to clean it and feel that I probably should get a new one anyway on account of that.

Hello stu:
What you apparently did (based on the feedback you got from from Apple) is reset the SMC (system management controller) and the PRAM. When one has odd problems that do not appear software related, those are sometimes suggested as troubleshooting steps.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1411
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
Resetting the SMC should not, however, be used until other avenues have been exhausted (based on Apple guidance)
Barry
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How do u clean the Mighty Mouse Scroller Ball?!

my scroller ball on my mighty mouse doesnt scroll down because its dirty (ive chheckd system preferences), but i can seem to clean it! Anyone know how?
Cheers,
Si

Hello nymph - I think you went through this on another thread... my only thought would be to check out the Last Post on the other thread, in case the cleaning doesn't help... Rick
BTW - In case above link stops working go here http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=2575796
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How do you clean the mighty mouse

The scroll ball is getting stuck. Every once in a while I can get a little gunk (technical term) to roll out. This used to be the case with the old hockey puck mice too. How does one get into the mighty mouse to clean it out?

Hello Ian,
Instead of using water and risking damage to the mighty mouse by causing a short circuit I prefer using pure methyl alcohol.
Methyl alcohol does not transmit elecricity, dissolves grease and easily vaporates...
I also used methyl alcohol for years to clean Intel and AMD Cpus off of heat transmitting fluids.
I described the whole easy cleaning process at
http://www.macsibbern.de/content/view/421/27/
in german.
Sorry for my poor english as I am a non-native speaker...
Greets macSibbern

What is your Mighty Mouse set to do?!

Hey guys.
My mighty mouse just arrived, its quite cool. i find the side squeezers very faffy to use though, quite an effort. The scroll ball is great, and it clciks in nicely.
I was wondering what you guys have your buttons set to do?
Right now I am set to:
Scroll Ball Click: Exposé - All windows
Side Squeezers: Dashboard
Scrolling speed: Maximum (Fast)
See ya

That was an exciting response!

My wired mighty mouse no longer scrolls down - only up and sideways.

My wired mighty mouse no longer scrolls down; only up and sideways. It could be a hardware problem and I guess I should go and by a new mouse but before I do I thought I'd check whether there was any parameter I could change to fix or test this. Anyone else had this problem? Cheers.

Hello and welcome to discussions,
Several ways to cure this one...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1537
http://www.mightymouserepair.com/
http://cultofmac.com/how-to-clean-your-mighty-mouse/4946
Any better now?
Regards.
Ian.

Mighty mouse scroll ball cant be used as a button

does this sound typical? My ball was stuck so I rubbed some alcohol on it with a qtip as ive read to do..and the ball scrolls. Now, the center button doesnt work at all. I changed settings to different things in pref pane ( i.e. dashboard, expose..) and no go. It keeps functioning like right click... Is it possible I could have fried something inside?
is there anything i can do?

How to really clean your Mighty Mouse (with caution!):
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1537
and:
http://web.mac.com/karelgil/iWeb/MacWebSite/MightyMEng.html

Mighty Mouse won't scroll up, only down

I had this problem again tonight, but this time a restart didn't work.
So I took the mouse and turned it upside down, and rolled with pressure the scroll ball on my mouse pad. I rolled in all directions, then plugged it back in. It worked. Which leads me to believe that the first time it happened, the restart didn't have anything to do with it.
Before I rolled the scroll ball, I tried just unplugging and plugging back in, besides the restart. It seems that the scroll ball got "out of whack" as I now can here a a louder "zipping" sound as the scroll ball moves around.
I read some other posts about this problem, you might want to try rolling your ball around your mousepad and apply some pressure.
Bryan

<q>I read some other posts about this problem, you might want to try rolling your ball around your mousepad and apply some pressure.</q>
...and while you're at it, perform this action on a slightly moistened (I used Glassex) tissue. My MM wouldn't scroll down and I suspected dirt and grease from my finger to be the culprit. The cleaning solved the problem, and I even didn't unplug it.
There is KB article on this topic:
How to clean your Mighty Mouse.
JJ
Don't steal music !! Just a statement, not an accusation

Mighty Mouse won't zoom?

I am now onto my 3rd Mighty Mouse in 4 months and I am am having problems with this one as well. Each time the problems have been different, but always centred around the scroll button.
This time round I can scroll, but have no zoom capability. No settings have been changed and the function has been working previously. I have checked system preferences and zoom is set with use of the ctrl button as normal, but nothing happens.
Can anybody help? Does the fault actually lie within my Imac and the mice have been fine and something in there needs fixed or do I need yet another new Mighty Mouse (Wireless version).

Hi tom101-
You must clean it: How to clean your Mighty Mouse
Luck-
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Mighty Mouse (wireless) will only scroll up & not down

Has anyone come across an issue like this, I think it is hardware, but thought I would ask around first?
I tried using our 2nd wireless mighty mouse that is paired with the iMac and that worked correctly (scroll both up and down) when paired with my MacBook Pro. However, when I re-paired the mouse in question, it still only scrolls up.
Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.
Thank you

Hi bbwc-
Greetings and welcome to the Apple boards
You must clean said mouse: How to clean your Mighty Mouse
Luck-
-DaddyPaycheck

Mighty Mouse will scroll down but not up.

All of a sudden my mighty mouse won't scroll up. It will scroll down, left and right but not up. The mighty mouse is about 6 months old and has worked fine on my old Dual 1GHz G4 MDD.

your mighty mouse should have a 1yr warranty on it, take it to an apple store and let them know what the problem is.
as I have never used a mighty mouse I cant offer advice, other than perhaps its dirty inside and maybe you could clean it...
How to clean your Mighty Mouse
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302417
and another site with photos
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shirster/67089152/

Wired Mighty Mouse

The rollerball on the mighty mouse toward the top will not let me scroll down. Does anyone know how to troubleshoot this problem. Any help of suggestions is appreciated! Thanks in advance

Hi Hotinthedesert-
You must clean it: How to clean your Mighty Mouse
Luck-
-DaddyPaycheck

Mighty mouse scroll ball dirty

Does anyone know how to open the mighty mouse, so as to clean a gunked up scroll ball? (sounds awful, doesn't it)

Hi, HV.
See "How to clean your Mighty Mouse."
Good luck!
Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X

Mighty Mouse Scroll Ball always breaks

Hi, I have a 2 month old iMac, and This has been a problem for about 6 weeks, but I haven't gotten around to posting it. My mighty mouse scroll ball breaks repeatedly and I have been fixing it, but it is a real pain. Don't suggest not using my mighty mouse, because I love and hate it, I love how it has multiple buttons, but hate how the scroll ball breaks all the time, can someone help me?

It just needs cleaning. Use a damp cotton rag and vigorously move it across the mouse ball. Do this for about 30 seconds. BTW, there are instructions in your owners manual about this. This is from page 63 of your Users Guide:
*Cleaning Your Mighty Mouse*
You may need to clean your mouse from time to time to remove dirt and dust that has
accumulated in the scroll ball area. Hold the mouse upside-down and roll the scroll ball
vigorously with the cloth that came with your iMac, or another clean, soft, lint-free
cloth, to help dislodge any particles that may interfere with proper scrolling.

Cleaning your mighty mouse

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