Alright nerds, here's the deal. I need to add PS/2 functionality to a Dell that only has USB. Adapters won't work, I need the actual, honest-to-God PS/2 ports in the computers. Any thoughts?
Well, now I'm going to eat my words. I was going to say just buy a PCI card. But, I can't find any PS/2 PCI cards for sale. Which is weird, because I know I've seen them in older computers.
That was my first thought as well, a PCI card. I've seen some adapters that fit into the PCI bay, but connect to the motherboard, like the USB "cards" do, but that's only got the one PS/2 port.
Why won't adapters work? I've got them for my KVM switch here and it's working fine. The only option I can see outside of that is a) getting a USB KVM switch or b) installing a PS/2 PCI card into the computer. I couldn't find one online, but I have to assume some animal like that exists.
Part of the problem is either signal strength or getting power to the USB devices. The Desktop has no PS/2 ports and the KVM switch is entirely PS/2. Now I have a USB to PS/2 Y Adapter, which I had plugged into the KVM switch. However, the Mouse and Keyboard (PS/2 interfaces) didn't function fully - keystrokes would appear mulitple times, the mouse kept jumping around when trying to move the cursor around. That's not really a good way to work, so that adapter won't work. Using a USB mouse and keyboard - there's no power going to the devices at all.
Well then in that case, get an intern or a temp to accidentally drop it out a window or something and expense a whole new computer. Or shell out the $40 for a new USB keyboard and mouse.
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why not?
pci cards... I'm bound to think they exist... after a bit of Google-Fu I got this....
http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:hM-vRYoTmiAJ:www.broadcast.net/pipermail/radio-tech/2001-May/003916.html+%22ps/2+pci+card%22&hl=nl
and
http://www.minicom.com/kvm_pci.htm
but there should be more around...
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