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Bluetooth Range Problem
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Blue Tooth Mighty Mouse solution?
When I first got my Mac Pro I had absolutely no problem with my Bluetooth Mighty Mouse as my tower was kept on top of my desk. As soon as I moved my tower down to the floor I started getting lagging problems at around 4-5 feet from the tower.
However, I found that taking out one of the two batteries in my Mighty Mouse seems to have helped a little. I suggest some of you try it out as well and see what happens. I'd love to hear if this works for anyone else.
When I first got my Mac Pro I had absolutely no problem with my Bluetooth Mighty Mouse as my tower was kept on top of my desk. As soon as I moved my tower down to the floor I started getting lagging problems at around 4-5 feet from the tower.
However, I found that taking out one of the two batteries in my Mighty Mouse seems to have helped a little. I suggest some of you try it out as well and see what happens. I'd love to hear if this works for anyone else.
Mine works fine!
I am using a new Bluetooth Mighty Mouse and I am also using my Bluetooth Apple Keyboard to type this now. No problems!
I am using a new Bluetooth Mighty Mouse and I am also using my Bluetooth Apple Keyboard to type this now. No problems!
Firmware update??
I wonder if today's Firmware Update for Mac Pro helped the bluetooth cause at all? Has anybody completed the firmware update and checked the bluetooth connectivity?
I wonder if today's Firmware Update for Mac Pro helped the bluetooth cause at all? Has anybody completed the firmware update and checked the bluetooth connectivity?
Well, my replacement Mac Pro not only has worse bluetooth, it also has a CD drawer that doesn't close, a really loud hard drive, a black stain on the side, and a bent hard drive slider. I absolutely hate Apple's quality control and this machine is now going back yet again. My replacement will be a completely stock Mac Pro with NO bluetooth! Instead I got them to foot the bill for an external one. Is the D-Link the best choice? I don't know much about the external bluetooth adapters.
My BT+MM problems have been a bit different.
In normal use, everything works fine.
But when the system is stressed (big filters in PS or heavy disk use,in Raid) the mouse starts to act erratically. Lags,stops,moves eratically and is generally slow.
It continues for 5-15s after all apparent action is stopped.
The wireless keyboard works flawlessy.
This is way,way different than the normal laggines of a stressed system.
Heck,in my old G4 i could move my mouse,no matter how everything was borked and beachballing.
Weird.
In normal use, everything works fine.
But when the system is stressed (big filters in PS or heavy disk use,in Raid) the mouse starts to act erratically. Lags,stops,moves eratically and is generally slow.
It continues for 5-15s after all apparent action is stopped.
The wireless keyboard works flawlessy.
This is way,way different than the normal laggines of a stressed system.
Heck,in my old G4 i could move my mouse,no matter how everything was borked and beachballing.
Weird.
jameskohn said:
I have done the firmware update (the SMC update was already installed on my machine). It's made no noticeable difference.
I'm currently waiting for Apple to phone me back.
Ok.
Tried two different cord mouses in the CS2.
No lagging and worked like charm.
So,in short, the BT or MM is fkucked.
Any time the system is stressed,in any application, the mouse starts to act up.The keyboard works flawlessy all the time.
What a useless piece of ***** that mouse/mouseware is...
Tried two different cord mouses in the CS2.
No lagging and worked like charm.
So,in short, the BT or MM is fkucked.
Any time the system is stressed,in any application, the mouse starts to act up.The keyboard works flawlessy all the time.
What a useless piece of ***** that mouse/mouseware is...
Um, not sure if my symptoms are related, so I am going to post them here and see what kind of feedback I get, I just finished sending off a couple of e-mail, and was getting killed with keyboard lag, I type what I want, and then wait up to fifteen seconds or so for the words to appear in my message. I am not noticing any strangeness (as of yet) with they mouse, so far just the keyboard, and the only open programs where Firfox, and mail, so I'd like to think I am not stressing the machine, like someone running a bunch of PS filters.
Symptoms sound familiar at all?
Edit: As I typed this the keyboard worked as would be expected. (no typing, than waiting for the words to magically appear)
Symptoms sound familiar at all?
Edit: As I typed this the keyboard worked as would be expected. (no typing, than waiting for the words to magically appear)
Just an update.
I've been told I have to take my Mac Pro to an authorised service provider, which I'm going to do today.
AppleCare seems to think that the bluetooth module might not be connected to the motherboard correctly.
EDIT: So it looks like I'm going to have to spend another 5 days without the Mac Pro while the company repairs it.
I'm now back on my Mac Mini using the bluetooth keyboard and bluetooth mighty mouse that came with the Mac Pro, both are working well. Except I have no drivers for the Mighty Mouse.
I've been told I have to take my Mac Pro to an authorised service provider, which I'm going to do today.
AppleCare seems to think that the bluetooth module might not be connected to the motherboard correctly.
EDIT: So it looks like I'm going to have to spend another 5 days without the Mac Pro while the company repairs it.
I'm now back on my Mac Mini using the bluetooth keyboard and bluetooth mighty mouse that came with the Mac Pro, both are working well. Except I have no drivers for the Mighty Mouse.
cross post from Apple Forums
Saw this on the Apple forums dealing with the same issue. I have been lurking this thread and that one since i have a Mac Pro on the way and ordered it with BT and wirless kb and MM.
maybe nothing, maybe something. i don't know since I don't have my mac yet. i just figured I would share this since it may help. It would be really nice to know this problem could just be a simple matter of reqiring a couple of things.
Saw this on the Apple forums dealing with the same issue. I have been lurking this thread and that one since i have a Mac Pro on the way and ordered it with BT and wirless kb and MM.
maybe nothing, maybe something. i don't know since I don't have my mac yet. i just figured I would share this since it may help. It would be really nice to know this problem could just be a simple matter of reqiring a couple of things.
Anyone else tried this??
It appears that, if the wires were properly labelled, they would get set up as follows:
BT: disconnected
1: to bluetooth module
2: upper airport connector
3: lower airport connector.
I'd love to know if this works for anybody else before I call the Apple Tech back here to reinstall the internal bluetooth module in my MacPro. I'm using a usb bluetooth adapter plugged into the back of my Cinema Display. It works fine, but I'd sure like to free up that usb port and use the internal BT module that I paid for!
It appears that, if the wires were properly labelled, they would get set up as follows:
BT: disconnected
1: to bluetooth module
2: upper airport connector
3: lower airport connector.
I'd love to know if this works for anybody else before I call the Apple Tech back here to reinstall the internal bluetooth module in my MacPro. I'm using a usb bluetooth adapter plugged into the back of my Cinema Display. It works fine, but I'd sure like to free up that usb port and use the internal BT module that I paid for!