Happily, not the rodent variety this time. (I named my cute little intruder. Shouldn't have because I had to dispatch him later and that hurt.)
I use a laptop in the workshop during the day. At night, I'm wont to take the computer from there to do other things. If I unplug the power source and the mouse I use during the day, it goes to battery power but I can't use the mousepad. The pointer goes all wonky and won't work. Then I must power off "illegally" by pushing the main OFF switch. After reboot, I'm fine with the mousepad, but can't then replug the regular mouse.
Why does this happen? Dell can't give me much of an answer or I haven't come upon the right tech yet.
I use a laptop in the workshop during the day. At night, I'm wont to take the computer from there to do other things. If I unplug the power source and the mouse I use during the day, it goes to battery power but I can't use the mousepad. The pointer goes all wonky and won't work. Then I must power off "illegally" by pushing the main OFF switch. After reboot, I'm fine with the mousepad, but can't then replug the regular mouse.
Why does this happen? Dell can't give me much of an answer or I haven't come upon the right tech yet.