hmmmm It IS plugged in. I think it might be overheating. What I mean about the mouse is while either using the pad or using an external/ps2 mouse occassionally the mouse will drift off to the bottom of the screen and you can't use it for awhile. Now I found, I've had it connected to dial up for about 2.5 hours at first it was doing fine, but now it won't change pages I can no longer navigate the internet. You type in an address it will say Done at the bottom but the page never changes, and it's definately connected???