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    Logitech G5 Question

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by iph03n1xi, Oct 4, 2007.

  1. iph03n1xi

    iph03n1xi Notebook Evangelist

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    Whenever I scroll with my G5, it makes a sound. I can't quite describe how it sounds, but it sounds as if the rolling wheel thing isn't going smoothly or something. Is that normal, or did I get a bad product?

    Thanks.
     
    iph03n1xi, Oct 4, 2007
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  2. Jeff

    Jeff Notebook Retard

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    well i can't hear my mx518. i would say something is wrong. maybe something caught inside.
     
    Jeff, Oct 4, 2007
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  3. iph03n1xi

    iph03n1xi Notebook Evangelist

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    Well, that's not a good sign :S
     
    iph03n1xi, Oct 4, 2007
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  4. simonfzhao

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    lol it's suppose to make no sound..it's called silent gaming :p
     
    simonfzhao, Oct 4, 2007
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  5. Mark

    Mark Desktop Debugger

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    How old is it? Call Logitech. I heard they are pretty good about replacing broken things.
     
    Mark, Oct 4, 2007
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  6. The Forerunner

    The Forerunner Notebook Virtuoso

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    It might be something stuck on the glides. That happened to me before. A corner of something was stuck in my mx518 maxing it sound weird.
     
    The Forerunner, Oct 4, 2007
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  7. Sneaky_Chopsticks

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    I understand your question. It's to help out in gaming. And that's a good thing.

    Situation- Scrolling through weapons in your inventory? If you scroll too fast, you might skip the weapon you needed at the point of time and you die cause the mouse scroll didn't stop.


    I have one myself.


    And the sound, it sounds like a small click each time you scroll..Kind of.
     
    Sneaky_Chopsticks, Oct 4, 2007
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  8. iph03n1xi

    iph03n1xi Notebook Evangelist

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    Hm...now I'm confused.

    simonfzhao says that it's not supposed to make a sound...

    howie says it should make a sound...

    The mouse is fairly new. It's been "clicking" or whatever you call it ever since I got it, which was about a month ago.

    At first I was thinking that it was suppose to click, but then I started thinking about how the display I saw was, and I couldn't remember if it clicked or not.

    So does anyone know if it should click?

    If you guys have a G5, can you please say if yours "clicks" when you scroll?

    Thanks.
     
    iph03n1xi, Oct 5, 2007
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  9. enter260

    enter260 Notebook Consultant

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    yes it is supposed to make a noise or some sort of noise. it you scroll really fast , it sounds like a zipper or something.
     
    enter260, Oct 5, 2007
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  10. Gotei 13

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    was it by any chance you were scrolling up? I have a loud clicking sound when i scroll up but scrolling down is normal
     
    Gotei 13, Oct 5, 2007
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  11. icedout297

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    It's nearly silent if you notch it up and down. If you scroll it fast, it sounds like a zipper though. In your case, I'd assume it's not normal.
     
    icedout297, Oct 5, 2007
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  12. iph03n1xi

    iph03n1xi Notebook Evangelist

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    Well, I guess it's normal then.

    It's quiet when done 1 by 1, but 3 or more makes a zipper-like noise.

    Thanks for all your time.
     
    iph03n1xi, Oct 5, 2007
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  13. Sneaky_Chopsticks

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    Yep, no problem. It's like a zipper noise.
     
    Sneaky_Chopsticks, Oct 5, 2007
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  14. simonfzhao

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    yea..it should make a zipper sound when it's going fast, but it shouldn't make much sound going slow
     
    simonfzhao, Oct 6, 2007
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  15. nerf

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    Trust me, for gaming, you want ti to click like that. It's completely intentional. I've had one for almost 8 months now. They do that so that when you're scrolling through weapons or something like that, you don't scroll to far; which is what might happen if there weren't specific notches.
     
    nerf, Oct 7, 2007
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  16. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    It's intentional as mentioned, it's for precise scrolling, the clicks are loose so you can freely scroll, but with enough feedback that you know exactly when to stop :)
     
    coriolis, Oct 7, 2007
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