Rainer: OK, thank you for your time. I'll either use the mouse without the tapes or get another mousepad.
Bye.
Sandra R.: Sorry! If there was a way to change it, I'd definitely let you know.
Sandra R.: No. It's the nature of optical technology. If there was a change to change it, I'll happily give it to you.
Rainer: Is it possible to disabe this feature or, at least, delay it?
Sandra R.: I see what you mean. The mouse will always dim a little when not in use. All optical mice do this.
Rainer: Sorry, lot of mistakes
Rainer: The mosue does't trun "off", only the LED gets a little bi darker when not moving the mouse. The dealer who sold the mouse and pad told me he was encountering the same problem. Power savbing shemes are all disabled.
Sandra R.: Check your power schemes under Screen Saver in Display Properties. Make sure the Power Schemes are turned off. Also check in your BIOS for any option that would allow the USB to go to "sleep mode."
Sandra R.: That is not a feature of the mouse. Your USB ports are set to go to sleep if it is not receiving a signal. If the USB port goes to sleep, it is no longer sending power. The mouse gets it's power from the USB port, so if there is no power, the mouse will "turn off".
Rainer: If I don't move the mosue for a short period of time the LED darkens and the Mouse stops responding. If I keep the mouse moving, the Viper keeps tracking the surface without any problems. So I'd like to disable the darkening of the LED.
Sandra R.: There is not standby mode, unless your BIOS is configured for your USB port to go into sleep mode. Some users have reported the mouse stops responding when using the teflon tape, probably because it is raising the mouse just a little too high to get a good signal.
Rainer: Th problem is solved, thank you. But isn't there a way to disable the Standby mode? I'd like to keep the Teflon tapes in order to prevent the mouse feet from wearing out.
Sandra R.: Please let us know if the problem continues and will be happy to help.
Rainer: OK, thanks, I'll try it.
Rainer: It only occurs on the Steelpad 4S
Sandra R.: Don't use the teflon tape (pad surfer) that comes with the pad. We've had some reports that the mouse will stop responding when these are used.
Sandra R.: Does this occur on any surface, or just that mousepad?
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Rainer: I'using the Razer Viper Mouse in combination with a Steelpad 4S. After a very short period of inacitivty the mouse switches to Standby-modus. After the LED darkens, the Viper is unable to track the surface of the Steelpad and the mouse pointer will no longer move. The only solution is holding the Viper over a diffrent surfce for a moment in order to switch back from Standby to activity. This is very annoying, gaming on a Stelpad 4S is impossible. Is there setting, registry hack or something to disable Standby mode of the Viper? Thanks for Your help Rainer Schmidt