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ps/2 KVM to USB port PC?
I have four desktop systems that all share the same
display/keyboard/mouse via a startech SV411K KVM. On my new machine it has NO ps/2 ports and the supplied keyboard/mouse are USB only. I've purchased a pair of PS/2 female to USB male to plug the KVM cables into the USB ports. But the machine complains of unrecognized usb device and fails. Obviously there is no mouse/kbd action. My question: has anyone successfully accomplished this type of connection before? I've already done USB to ps/2 with adapters with no problems but now this is the other way. Ideas/suggestions please? Thanks |
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ps/2 KVM to USB port PC?
On 25/03/2010 4:22 AM, bobmct wrote:
I have four desktop systems that all share the same display/keyboard/mouse via a startech SV411K KVM. On my new machine it has NO ps/2 ports and the supplied keyboard/mouse are USB only. I've purchased a pair of PS/2 female to USB male to plug the KVM cables into the USB ports. But the machine complains of unrecognized usb device and fails. Obviously there is no mouse/kbd action. My question: has anyone successfully accomplished this type of connection before? I've already done USB to ps/2 with adapters with no problems but now this is the other way. Ideas/suggestions please? Thanks Yes, the same way you're doing it (if I'm reading this correctly) using a 4-port D-Link KVM and a generic 2xPS/2 tp 1 USB adapter. Once windows booted up I had to wait 5 minutes for it to recognise the devices and let me log in. I also had to change some BIOS USB options. If the BIOS recognises it, then windows should too (after a few minutes). HTH, Ari -- spammage trappage: remove the underscores to reply Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow transplant. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor and literally save someone's life: http://www.abmdr.org.au/ http://www.marrow.org/ |
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ps/2 KVM to USB port PC?
On 3/24/2010 4:45 PM, spodosaurus wrote:
On 25/03/2010 4:22 AM, bobmct wrote: I have four desktop systems that all share the same display/keyboard/mouse via a startech SV411K KVM. On my new machine it has NO ps/2 ports and the supplied keyboard/mouse are USB only. I've purchased a pair of PS/2 female to USB male to plug the KVM cables into the USB ports. But the machine complains of unrecognized usb device and fails. Obviously there is no mouse/kbd action. My question: has anyone successfully accomplished this type of connection before? I've already done USB to ps/2 with adapters with no problems but now this is the other way. Ideas/suggestions please? Thanks Yes, the same way you're doing it (if I'm reading this correctly) using a 4-port D-Link KVM and a generic 2xPS/2 tp 1 USB adapter. Once windows booted up I had to wait 5 minutes for it to recognise the devices and let me log in. I also had to change some BIOS USB options. If the BIOS recognises it, then windows should too (after a few minutes). He's right, you should check BIOS settings that enables USB mouse, but some devices don't like using the adapters. |
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ps/2 KVM to USB port PC?
On 3/24/2010 3:22 PM, bobmct wrote:
I have four desktop systems that all share the same display/keyboard/mouse via a startech SV411K KVM. On my new machine it has NO ps/2 ports and the supplied keyboard/mouse are USB only. I've purchased a pair of PS/2 female to USB male to plug the KVM cables into the USB ports. But the machine complains of unrecognized usb device and fails. Obviously there is no mouse/kbd action. My question: has anyone successfully accomplished this type of connection before? I've already done USB to ps/2 with adapters with no problems but now this is the other way. Ideas/suggestions please? Thanks I do this often, and with a variety of machines. Some of those PS/2 to USB adapters are meant to work with specifically designed keyboard and mice, so perhaps there's a mismatch there. I'm using something like this: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?p_id=2274 It could also be, as others have suggested, a problem with your BIOS settings. |
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ps/2 KVM to USB port PC?
On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:29:08 -0500, Grinder
wrote: On 3/24/2010 3:22 PM, bobmct wrote: I have four desktop systems that all share the same display/keyboard/mouse via a startech SV411K KVM. On my new machine it has NO ps/2 ports and the supplied keyboard/mouse are USB only. I've purchased a pair of PS/2 female to USB male to plug the KVM cables into the USB ports. But the machine complains of unrecognized usb device and fails. Obviously there is no mouse/kbd action. My question: has anyone successfully accomplished this type of connection before? I've already done USB to ps/2 with adapters with no problems but now this is the other way. Ideas/suggestions please? Thanks I do this often, and with a variety of machines. Some of those PS/2 to USB adapters are meant to work with specifically designed keyboard and mice, so perhaps there's a mismatch there. I'm using something like this: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?p_id=2274 It could also be, as others have suggested, a problem with your BIOS settings. Well, I reviewed the BIOS. Nothing there concerning this. So, I took Grinder's advice and ordered the adapter cable from monoprice. We'll see what happens when this arrives. Thanks all... |
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ps/2 KVM to USB port PC?
On 25/03/2010 6:55 PM, bobmct wrote:
On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:29:08 -0500, wrote: On 3/24/2010 3:22 PM, bobmct wrote: I have four desktop systems that all share the same display/keyboard/mouse via a startech SV411K KVM. On my new machine it has NO ps/2 ports and the supplied keyboard/mouse are USB only. I've purchased a pair of PS/2 female to USB male to plug the KVM cables into the USB ports. But the machine complains of unrecognized usb device and fails. Obviously there is no mouse/kbd action. My question: has anyone successfully accomplished this type of connection before? I've already done USB to ps/2 with adapters with no problems but now this is the other way. Ideas/suggestions please? Thanks I do this often, and with a variety of machines. Some of those PS/2 to USB adapters are meant to work with specifically designed keyboard and mice, so perhaps there's a mismatch there. I'm using something like this: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?p_id=2274 It could also be, as others have suggested, a problem with your BIOS settings. Well, I reviewed the BIOS. Nothing there concerning this. So, I took Grinder's advice and ordered the adapter cable from monoprice. We'll see what happens when this arrives. Thanks all... Legacy usb enabled? -- spammage trappage: remove the underscores to reply Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow transplant. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor and literally save someone's life: http://www.abmdr.org.au/ http://www.marrow.org/ |
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ps/2 KVM to USB port PC?
On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:22:28 -0400, bobmct
wrote: I have four desktop systems that all share the same display/keyboard/mouse via a startech SV411K KVM. On my new machine it has NO ps/2 ports and the supplied keyboard/mouse are USB only. I've purchased a pair of PS/2 female to USB male to plug the KVM cables into the USB ports. But the machine complains of unrecognized usb device and fails. Obviously there is no mouse/kbd action. My question: has anyone successfully accomplished this type of connection before? I've already done USB to ps/2 with adapters with no problems but now this is the other way. Ideas/suggestions please? Thanks The little PS/2 to USB things are just plug adapters. They do nothing to the data, which is in a very different format. For the thing to work, the mouse and keyboard must be capable of USB operation (and the KVM switch must pass that along, as a simple witch will). Try using a keyboard and mouse that will work with the adapters (first, try it without the KVM switch). -- Mark Lloyd http://notstupid.us "So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of intelligence." -- Bertrand Russell |
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