really need expert help bad! trackpoint killing me slowly...

[vikingboy]

I have been using my x31 for a good few months now and no probems. Recently I noticed that when my mobile phone would go to ring when someone called the mouse cursor would move in time with the signal the phone was receiving (you can hear it through speakers when a phone is near speakers).

I got round this by leaving my phone a couple of feet away from the laptop.

I recently bought a o2 data card for 3G/GPRS web access whilst on the move and this is doing the same thing! I cant move it away because it docks in the pcmcia slot!!!!

when no traffic flows then the cursor behaves perfectly....when traffic flows in or out the cursor takes on a mind of its own which I have to fight against to get it where I want it to go! It only moves down and left when send/receive of data is occuring......

why would radio signals or phone communications move the cursor??? Any ideas where to even start troubleshooting this one would be very much appreciated!

still love the x31 though

Ian

[bhtooefr]

Try reseating the keyboard connector. I suspect that there's interference there.

Also, if that doesn't help, you've likely got a faulty TrackPoint. They're sensitive to air temperature and humidity, but not radio signals, last I checked.