Weird Cursor Glitch

[ssjaken]

so i've had RC for a while and i had this weird ass issue that i HOPED the OEM version would fix.

at random times the cursor will triple in size, becoming HUGE. Like ridiculous blind person mode huge. i've updated all my drivers (im on a fresh formatted harddrive install of the OEM) installed flash and java. im using a chrome browser and i think that might be a problem, but when i was on the RC i was using safari it started doing the same thing. and sometimes it does it just chillin at the desktop

anyone have ANY idea what the eff this is all about? i think perhaps that it might cause some stability issues when i play games but i cant tell

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it also does it in firefox and when i was doing a windows update. i think it might be the card because it started happening when i got my 5870 but the card runs just fine

 

[Zidane24]

Are you positive that you aren't (by mistake) kicking on the accesbility options?

 

[ssjaken]

yeah its weird, ill be scrolling down a webpage and all of a sudden it just gets super big. like really really really big, the text cursor is about an inch tall on my 1680 1050 screen.

the ease of access center doesn't seem to have anything directly referring to giant cursor mode though.



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so here are all the times that its happened to me. using the web (safari , chromium based browser SRWARE IRON, firefox. has not happened in ie8) installing foxit pdf reader. using the built in windows update and browsing steam

 

[Zidane24]

yeah its weird, ill be scrolling down a webpage and all of a sudden it just gets super big. like really really really big, the text cursor is about an inch tall on my 1680 1050 screen.

the ease of access center doesn't seem to have anything directly referring to giant cursor mode though.



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so here are all the times that its happened to me. using the web (safari , chromium based browser SRWARE IRON, firefox. has not happened in ie8) installing foxit pdf reader. using the built in windows update and browsing steam

Hm...to make sure that there isn't a bunch of components going haywire...I would do a repair install

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html

Make sure to backup first (Just in case...)

 

[ssjaken]

sorry i probably should have let you know this but i've done repair installs and over the past 2 days i've reinstalled windows about 5 times (i had the NTLDR and BOOTMGR missing erros, but i figured that one out).

i want to chalk it up to 5870 driver errors, its weird it even effects my ingame cursors like when i play Dawn of War 2, the cursor is huge and pixelated

 

[Zidane24]

sorry i probably should have let you know this but i've done repair installs and over the past 2 days i've reinstalled windows about 5 times (i had the NTLDR and BOOTMGR missing erros, but i figured that one out).

i want to chalk it up to 5870 driver errors, its weird it even effects my ingame cursors like when i play Dawn of War 2, the cursor is huge and pixelated

Very wierd error...I agree

If you are convinced that is the issue...report it to ATI

 

[ssjaken]

yeah im almost 100% certain that its a 5870 issue, the coincidences are too numerous, i was just hoping that someone else had the same problem.

thanks i appreciate it, now to find ati's email lol

 

[ashley]

This is definitely a 5870 issue as i have seen people are having quite similar troubles. Hope you would get help.
Good luck!

 

[ssjaken]

ladies and gentlemen, the issue has been solved. I updated my bios and the problem has gone away. Bear in mind that i also reverted to system defaults when i flashed the bios, but still it is fixed!

 

[Zidane24]

ladies and gentlemen, the issue has been solved. I updated my bios and the problem has gone away. Bear in mind that i also reverted to system defaults when i flashed the bios, but still it is fixed!

Glad to hear it!

 

[Radtacular]

I have a 5850 and the same thing is happening to me when I use Chrome or Firefox.

I'm not all that tech savvy. Can you please tell me the steps needed to "flash the bios" and rid the problem?

 

[huss4in]

I also have this issue. Please, Ssjaken, tell us exactly what you did to solve the problem.

 

[ssjaken]

i have a gigabyte mother board, i went to their website and got the @bios program. I had it automatically update my bios (basic input output system), had it revert my bios defaults and the problem went away, partially. After a week it happens after i do a heavy heavy load on my system, 45 tabs open bit torrent and what not all running. But if im just browsing it doesnt happen.

best bet would find out what motherboard you have, go to the manufacturers website and lookup how to update your bios. it certainly helped