Model O- Mouse Cable Replacement
ID: 140153
Description: If your mouse is intermittently disconnecting,...
Steps:
- Turn the mouse over so that the feet are facing you.
- Remove the bottom two mouse feet using tweezers.
- If you plan on reusing the mouse feet place them with the adhesive side up.
- Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the two screws that are under the mouse feet.
- Slide the base away from the top housing to avoid the front clips.
- Lift the top and place it down diagonal over the base, exposing the 5-pin connector.
- Avoid putting strain on the thin LED ribbon cables.
- Use two fingers to grasp the top of the 5-pin connector under the edges and slowly lift the connector. If it is difficult, wiggle the plug slightly.
- Do not pull on the wires.
- Remove the cable from around the circuit board and from the hole on the front of the mouse.
- Insert the new cable's 5-pin connector plug (red) into the 5-pin connector socket (orange).
- Do not push on the wires.
- Route the new cable through the slit in the circuit board.
- Route the new cable behind the pillars.
- Route the cable through the hole at the front of the mouse. Some cables have a fitted square plastic piece that positions the cable, some have thermoplastic which requires the user to position it themselves.
- The cable may not stay in place until the top housing is securely fastened back on.
- Join the top and bottom housing together with the top around 1cm ahead of the bottom, then pull the top housing back as illustrated.
- Once the two sides of the shell are together apply pressure until at least one screw is securely fastening them together.
- Screw the two screws back in with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
- Do not apply too much force or you risk stripping the screw holes.
- Reapply the mouse feet with the adhesive side sticking to the mouse.
- There are plastic ridges to help guide the user where to place the mouse feet.
- Certain mouse cables come with new mouse feet which can be applied here instead of reapplying the old feet.
