MP 7,1 Can't restart, Mouse lags - Help

[Rr697]

My 7.1 has an issue, my apple Magic Mouse is lagging BAD. I can't reboot for 10 more days. I have unpaired and repaired the mouse and powered it on and off and plugged it in with the Lightning cable. I also tried another known good magic mouse, deleted mine from my 7.1 and tried that and It had the same issue. I also checked console and several other areas looking for answers. All firmware etc is up to date and running on the latest versions. Also the trackpad functions perfectly but I hate using it other than pinching or scrolling…. The only program I have running IS SoftRaidXT. However I'm trying to use my workstation for work

I've been running SoftRaidXT for the past 6 days and it has 10 more days to go to "certify" the eight 18TB disks that I'm currently setting up in a 144TB RAID 10 volume.... ( Anyone familiar with the software Im doing 8 passes each pass takes 2 days.)

What can I do? Magic? Buy a wired mouse until this is over?Which one? I haven't found any that look nearly as nice or functional as my Magic Mouse.

One last random note that is likely unrelated...... I have iStat monitors and it says that my AMD Radeon Pro Vega II Duo one of the cards is running at 95% on the memory, the processor is at zero on that card and the other card says its at 0 on both as seen below. Why is this?

 

[chabig]

I suspect that the intensity of the disk operations are the culprit. I've seen this behavior with similar intense disk activity. In ten days your mouse will be normal again.

 

[Rr697]

I suspect that the intensity of the disk operations are the culprit. I've seen this behavior with similar intense disk activity. In ten days your mouse will be normal again.

Would a plug in mouse fix it? The Trackpad works fine but I hate using a trackpad other than for pinching or scrolling.

 

[chabig]

Would a plug in mouse fix it?

Not in my experience, because it's an I/O thing, not a radio thing. But if you have one you can try.

 

[Rr697]

Not in my experience, because it's an I/O thing, not a radio thing. But if you have one you can try.

Why does the track pad work fine? I’m not as tech savvy as I’d like to be but to me it seems like if the trackpad will work the mouse should work.

 

[dominicperry]

I always have a wired mouse as a backup, especially since Apple stated making bluetooth mice without replaceable batteries. I also like the way a wired mouse behaves in Windows - the Magic Mouse in bootcamp is a bit strange.
I find a cheap HP optical wired mouse is a good, long-lasting answer. I think it will work better than the bluetooth one even while your disks are grinding. No idea why the trackpad works ok though.

Dominic

 

[Matty_TypeR]

I always use a wired mouse and keyboard, never liked the Magic stuff. wired just works, no batteries or connection issues.

 

[Rr697]

Not in my experience, because it's an I/O thing, not a radio thing. But if you have one you can try.

I always have a wired mouse as a backup, especially since Apple stated making bluetooth mice without replaceable batteries. I also like the way a wired mouse behaves in Windows - the Magic Mouse in bootcamp is a bit strange.
I find a cheap HP optical wired mouse is a good, long-lasting answer. I think it will work better than the bluetooth one even while your disks are grinding. No idea why the trackpad works ok though.

Dominic

I always use a wired mouse and keyboard, never liked the Magic stuff. wired just works, no batteries or connection issues.

I got a $7.00 Verbatim mouse off Amazon Prime and the issue is "solved". Will update this thread later to confirm that restarting the computer fixes the issue. But for now it seems that SoftRaid XT is to blame (may call OWC to get more insight.).