Re: USB Keyboard to PS/2 and back to USB
- From: "Jason Tsang" <jason-onlineDEL@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 13:36:10 -0400
The keyboard needs to support using a USB to PS/2 adapter for it to work.
Cobbling together a bunch of adapters so that a device fits into a certain
socket does not guarantee success.
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<sliberty@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I have a new Dell. It came with a USB keyboard and no PS/2 ports on the
> PC. Since I use a KVM which only has PS/2 connections, I tried using a
> variety of converters to make this work, but have had no luck.
>
> My old PS/2 keyboard connected directly to the KVM, and then through a
> PS/2 to USB converter into the PC's USB port works fine.
>
> My new USB keyboard through a USB to PS/2 converter (came with a mouse)
> into the KVM and then through a PS/2 to USB converter into the PC's USB
> port doesn't work at all.
>
> Is it because the converter came with a mouse and it doesn't support a
> keyboard? Is it because I am switching back and forth? Is there a way
> to accomplish what I need to do with this new Dell USB keyboard?
>
> Steve
>
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