Laser sensor stopped working out of nowhere?

[Arcaddia]

What happened is my mouse had suddenly stopped working and had made that windows sound that it makes when you plug/unplug something into a usb, however the buttons still worked but I just couldn't move it. Then I look underneath it and see no light coming out directly from underneath so I can assume something happened with the sensor but how come?! I already tried changing usb sockets, so somehow is the sensor busted... I mean is there anything I can really do?

[FAQBytes]

If the laser diode is dead, unless it is a very expensive mouse, just buying a new one is your best option unless you have all the equipment to do smd rework safely.

[Arcaddia]

28 minutes ago, FAQBytes said:

If the laser diode is dead, unless it is a very expensive mouse, just buying a new one is your best option unless you have all the equipment to do smd rework safely.

I do have 2 mice and fortunately it was my cheap gaming mouse and not my more expensive mmo mouse. So i'm guessing its doomed now no point looking into seeing if i can resurrect it at all, it was so abrupt when it died. 

[FAQBytes]

In general, optical mice rely on comparing what it sees on the surface and how it moves, compared to a laser mouse which tends to go a little deeper into the mouse pad itself, hence it worked fine. If the surface is uniform, then it is difficult to track, so try finding something that has surface patterns.