Re: USB Keyboard to PS/2 and back to USB

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IsLNdbOi wrote:

Edward W. Thompson Wrote: 

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I've been looking for the same thing.  I have this Dell keyboard which
I
like very much since it does not have any of those useless application
/
shortcuts keys other keyboards have and it's pretty compact while
still
having full sized keys:

http://tinyurl.com/cujkw

http://pcpartsinc.com/prods/DE-W7658.jpg


As far as I know, it should work with any of those purple USB to PS/2
adapters that come with Microsoft and Logitech keyboards since it's
just a plain USB keyboard (no multimedia keys, no built in USB hub),
but I have tried it with three different purple / keyboard USB to
PS/2
adapters and even with some green USB to PS/2 adapters and the
keyboard
has not worked with any of them.

I've seen some active adapters, but they are all convert the opposite
way (PS/2 to USB):

http://tinyurl.com/8gn7r

I wonder if I could use a female USB A to female USB A adapter on the
USB end of this active adapter and connect my keyboard to that end,
then get a male to male PS/2 adapter and connect it to the PS/2 end
of
this active adapter, then connect it to my PC.  Would that work?  If
not, are there any active adapters opposite of this one (USB to
PS/2)?



sliberty@xxxxxxxxx Wrote:
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

Not all USB mice and keyboards can be made to work with PS/2.  You may
be
unlucky.




I'm sure it would work if I could find an active adapter like the one I
posted above, except it would have to have a female USB A connector and
a male PS/2 connector (opposite of the one I posted above).



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