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Aug 25, 2020 · Given your computer’s vintage, I’m going to guess that the reason there’s a single PS/2 port, intended for use with a mouse, is that its keyboard port is a 5-pin DIN connector as …
How can I connect a modern USB keyboard to a system requiring …
Sep 24, 2018 · It's a small dual-port USB HID-to-PS/2 converter that supports USB Keyboards, Mice and Game Controllers. That means you can connect a gamepad to your DOS PC and …
Solved Ps/2 port working for keyboard but not mouse. - Windows …
Jan 3, 2013 · After my ps/2 mouse was giving problems I recently switched to using a wireless usb mouse. Now when that didn't suit me I wanted switch back to a ps/2 mouse. But the …
Is a mouse better in PS/2 or USB - AnandTech Forums
Dec 29, 2004 · In addition, the PS/2 port is approaching End of Life, so many manufactures start to shy away from it on their new designs. If the USB mouse is the only USB peripheral, it does …
PS/2, serial and parallel ports being phased out?
Nov 27, 2001 · I would expect that any power that might have been diverted to the PS/2 ports, etc would be directed towards the extra USB ports. edit: just as a note, on most of the newer …
How do I use my adapted PS/2 keyboard & mouse on a Windows …
I want to use my old PS/2 mouse & keyboard with my Dell Latitude, which has no PS/2 ports. I am fully aware that the easiest way to do this would to use an active PS/2 to USB converter , like …
Why do modern motherboards still have PS\2 connectors these days
May 11, 2008 · That's a motherboard based on a brand-spanking-new Pentium Silver J5005, but has PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard. I've read about it, and it has to do with compatibility …
How did early green PS/2 to USB mouse adapters work?
Jan 16, 2024 · As others are saying, they're passive adapters and, as these two pinout sites detail, they work by connecting the USB Data- line to the PS/2 Data line and the USB Data+ …
How did an old mouse detect if it was connected to PS/2 or USB …
Jan 17, 2024 · So assuming the mouse/keyboard MCU gets power, it likely starts checking whether both wires are pulled up by the host which will mean it must be a PS/2 host port. If the …
PS2 splitter on a single PS2 port? - AnandTech Forums
Nov 28, 2010 · The PS2 splitters do not work on the Gigabyte boards. I tried two different brands. Neither worked. I ended up using the keyboard alone on the combo PS2 port and the PS2 …