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  #11  
Old December 10th 18, 02:06 AM posted to alt.comp.hardware
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On Sun, 9 Dec 2018 17:09:52 -0600, VanguardLH wrote:

Turing wrote:

John McGaw wrote:

Turing wrote:

I am trying to fire up this W7 PC to eventually use on a PS/2 KVM. The
PC has only one PS/2 connection (plus a few USBs of course). I want
to use a keyboard and a mouse which both are PS/2. I tried using both
the keyboard and mouse one at a time and both work during bootup. So
they both seem to work. Even in W7 altho still only one at a time.
I have to make things work with both mouse and keyboard connect of
course. I then tried using both connected to a Y connector which
changes the connections to the single PC USB input connection. Both
mouse and keyboard still work during boot. However, when I get to W7,
neither work. Funny, since both work when alone. Even when using the
Y connector. So the mouse, keyboard, Y connector, and PC USB port all
seem to be good individually, but not together, which I seem to need.

No guarantees:

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-Keyb...dp/B000067SLZ/

There are cheaper alternatives availlble.


That looks like mine except the white end on my 'y' is USB. Are you
saying that reducing the keyboard and mouse PS/2 connectors down to
one PC/2 connector will work when mine won't? That wud mean the
problem is in the conversion from PS/2 to USB wouldn't it?


When converting between hardware protocols (USB and PS/2), you need an
*active* adapter, not just a bunch of wires. For some keyboards, they
do the conversion inside them; that is, they have the hardware protocol
conversion logic. Lots of keyboards do not as they as designed solely
for USB or PS/2 but not both.

Did your USB keyboard come with a PS/2 adapter? No, not did you find or
buy one separately and try to use with the keyboard but instead did the
keyboard come packaged with its own USB-to-PS/2 adapter? That would
indicate (but not guarantee) the keyboard contains the hardware protocol
conversion logic.

Keyboard can come in the PS/2-only variety, USB-only, or USB-PS/2. It
depends on the logic inside the keyboard. You did not mention your
brand and model of keyboard. What brand and model of keyboard do you
have? If it has a USB end on its cord, and unless you specifically
looked for a USB-PS/2 keyboard, it is highly likely to be USB-only. To
connect to the PS/2 port on your computer, you need:

- PS/2-only keyboard (and mouse).
- USB-PS/2 keyboard and use its USB-to-PS/2 adapter.
- USB-only keyboard and an active USB-to-PS/2 adapter to convert
hardware protocols (USB to PS/2).

The Y-adapter that Paul mentioned is just splitting the wires from a
PS/2 port to a couple of PS/2 ends. No hardware protocol conversion is
required because both ends are PS/2. Some examples of an active
USB-to-PS/2 adapter a

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_n...ps%2F2+adapter



wow

thanx for the insight.

Al
  #12  
Old December 10th 18, 02:07 AM posted to alt.comp.hardware
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On Sun, 9 Dec 2018 18:02:04 -0500, John McGaw wrote:

On 12/9/2018 5:24 PM, Paul wrote:
wrote:
On Sun, 09 Dec 2018 15:26:48 -0500, Paul
wrote:

wrote:
On Sun, 9 Dec 2018 11:39:39 -0500, John McGaw wrote:

On 12/9/2018 10:43 AM,
wrote:
I am trying to fire up this W7 PC to eventually use on a PS/2 KVM. The
PC has only one PS/2 connection (plus a few USBs of course).** I want
to use a keyboard and a mouse which both are PS/2.* I tried using both
the keyboard and mouse one at a time and both work during bootup. So
they both seem to work.*** Even in W7 altho still* only one at a time.
I have to make things work with both mouse and keyboard connect of
course.** I then tried using both connected to a Y connector which
changes the connections to the single PC USB input connection.* Both
mouse and keyboard still work during boot.* However, when I get to W7,
neither work.* Funny, since both work when alone. Even when using the
Y connector.* So the mouse, keyboard, Y connector, and PC USB port all
seem to be good individually, but not together, which I seem to need.

aarrrggghhhhh!

???

I hope someone can tell me what to try.
Al

No guarantees:

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-Keyb...dp/B000067SLZ/


There are cheaper alternatives availlble.

That looks like mine except the white end on my 'y' is USB.* Are you
saying that reducing the keyboard and mouse PS/2 connectors down to
one PC/2 connector will work when mine won't?* That wud mean the
problem is in the conversion from PS/2 to USB wouldn't it?
Al
There are two adapters.

John is showing your the PS/2 splitter. It's passive and
just a rewiring job in effect. The PS/2 on your PC, has
enough wires on it to run two connectors... if that's how
they wired it on the motherboard. If the motherboard end
isn't the right type, the PS/2 splitter only works on
one port. The mouse CLK/DATA are wired to one connector,
the keyboard CLK/DATA are wired to the second connector.
Power and GND are wired as you would expect.

** PS/2 (6 pins) -------- PS/2 4 pins get wired as normal
*************** \________ PS/2 4 pins get wired as normal

There is a tiny reference in the comments of the pinout diagram
here. It tells you how the motherboard end can be using all
six pins, to house two interface sets.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PS/2_port

** Pin 1**** +DATA***** Data
** Pin 2*************** Not connected [b]
** Pin 3***** GND****** Ground
** Pin 4***** Vcc****** +5 V DC at 275 mA
** Pin 5**** +CLK****** Clock
** Pin 6*************** Not connected [c]

** [b]* Sometimes, keyboard Data for splitter cable
** [c]* Sometimes, keyboard Clock for splitter cable

*******

The other kind of adapter for PCs, is an active adapter
that converts a USB port to two PS/2 ports.

*** USB ------- 8 bit micro ----------- PS/2 mouse
*************** inside plastic** ------ PS/2 keyboard
*************** blob

Those rely on a fixed firmware the 8 bit micro runs,
to convert PS/2 serial protocol, into USB packets.
Usually on the order of $10 to $12 or so. At one point,
that micro went out of production, so it's hard to say
which chip they use today.

** Paul

Thanks for your input.* I have researched PS/2 to USB converters and
have been scared away.* I wanted to use my ATEN CS-114A KVM which is
PS/2 for my multiple PCs but they lack PS/2 ports.* I had thought
converting PS/2 to USB would be simple, but I guess not.* What to do
what to do.

Al


If you have the bi-color green/purple PS/2 connector on
the motherboard end, try the passive "PS/2 to two PS/2" adapter.
Like John suggested.

Throwing the active USB to dual PS/2 into the mix,
with a KVM, is just asking for trouble, since you'll
be attempting to send in-band hotkey combinations,
and those little active adapters might present an issue.
The active adapter is an "unknown quantity" in any
case, as you're relying on the firmware to do just
the right thing, with any possible keyboard input.
There's no way to know how good of a job they did.

Since the PS/2 to dual PS/2 adapter is passive,
there are no more "conversions" in the path, than is
normal. Those adapters are just wires, no chips.

If the passive adapter doesn't work, you're out $10.
And the active adapter at that point, looks no more
of a positive than before. It would still be
another $10 crap-shoot. If you have the bi-colored
PS/2, I'd try the passive. (I really like PS/2,
because it's always worked for me. It has a track
record that is hard to match with the more high
tech stuff.)

** Paul


Probably cheaper than that. There were several other similar adapters on
Amazon for fewer $. I simply listed the one I did because, for some reason
or another, I've had good luck with various StarTech cables and adapters
and it has good-ish ratings. Probably all of these things them come out of
the same Chinese factory.

\\probably

thanks

Al
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Old December 10th 18, 11:49 AM posted to alt.comp.hardware
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On Sun, 09 Dec 2018 20:06:51 -0500, wrote:

On Sun, 9 Dec 2018 17:09:52 -0600, VanguardLH wrote:

Turing wrote:

John McGaw wrote:

Turing wrote:

I am trying to fire up this W7 PC to eventually use on a PS/2 KVM. The
PC has only one PS/2 connection (plus a few USBs of course). I want
to use a keyboard and a mouse which both are PS/2. I tried using both
the keyboard and mouse one at a time and both work during bootup. So
they both seem to work. Even in W7 altho still only one at a time.
I have to make things work with both mouse and keyboard connect of
course. I then tried using both connected to a Y connector which
changes the connections to the single PC USB input connection. Both
mouse and keyboard still work during boot. However, when I get to W7,
neither work. Funny, since both work when alone. Even when using the
Y connector. So the mouse, keyboard, Y connector, and PC USB port all
seem to be good individually, but not together, which I seem to need.

No guarantees:

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-Keyb...dp/B000067SLZ/

There are cheaper alternatives availlble.

That looks like mine except the white end on my 'y' is USB. Are you
saying that reducing the keyboard and mouse PS/2 connectors down to
one PC/2 connector will work when mine won't? That wud mean the
problem is in the conversion from PS/2 to USB wouldn't it?


When converting between hardware protocols (USB and PS/2), you need an
*active* adapter, not just a bunch of wires. For some keyboards, they
do the conversion inside them; that is, they have the hardware protocol
conversion logic. Lots of keyboards do not as they as designed solely
for USB or PS/2 but not both.

Did your USB keyboard come with a PS/2 adapter? No, not did you find or
buy one separately and try to use with the keyboard but instead did the
keyboard come packaged with its own USB-to-PS/2 adapter? That would
indicate (but not guarantee) the keyboard contains the hardware protocol
conversion logic.

Keyboard can come in the PS/2-only variety, USB-only, or USB-PS/2. It
depends on the logic inside the keyboard. You did not mention your
brand and model of keyboard. What brand and model of keyboard do you
have? If it has a USB end on its cord, and unless you specifically
looked for a USB-PS/2 keyboard, it is highly likely to be USB-only. To
connect to the PS/2 port on your computer, you need:

- PS/2-only keyboard (and mouse).
- USB-PS/2 keyboard and use its USB-to-PS/2 adapter.
- USB-only keyboard and an active USB-to-PS/2 adapter to convert
hardware protocols (USB to PS/2).

The Y-adapter that Paul mentioned is just splitting the wires from a
PS/2 port to a couple of PS/2 ends. No hardware protocol conversion is
required because both ends are PS/2. Some examples of an active
USB-to-PS/2 adapter a

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_n...ps%2F2+adapter



wow

thanx for the insight.

Al


My Y-splitter is only labled wih a hard to read 'USB TO PS2' and has
one end wiith USB and the other end with two PS2s (purple & green). It
has a 'box' in the middle wherein the 'split' occurs. Does presence
of a 'box' mean it is active? Probably not, or is that how I can
tell it is 'active'? How does one tell the differeence? Think I can
use it to try to go PS2 to USB? Just wondering. IOW, are these
things reversible? I look at your suggested URL and see Y's with and
without a 'box'.

And I thought this was going to be simple! I have a PS/2 (ATEN
CS-114A) KVM, and one PC with no PS2 ports, just several USBs, and
one PC with one green PS2 port and several USBs. Maybe I can't make
this combo work? What do you think?
Thanks
Al
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Old December 10th 18, 04:21 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware
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On Mon, 10 Dec 2018 05:49:33 -0500, wrote:

On Sun, 09 Dec 2018 20:06:51 -0500,
wrote:

On Sun, 9 Dec 2018 17:09:52 -0600, VanguardLH wrote:

Turing wrote:

John McGaw wrote:

Turing wrote:

I am trying to fire up this W7 PC to eventually use on a PS/2 KVM. The
PC has only one PS/2 connection (plus a few USBs of course). I want
to use a keyboard and a mouse which both are PS/2. I tried using both
the keyboard and mouse one at a time and both work during bootup. So
they both seem to work. Even in W7 altho still only one at a time.
I have to make things work with both mouse and keyboard connect of
course. I then tried using both connected to a Y connector which
changes the connections to the single PC USB input connection. Both
mouse and keyboard still work during boot. However, when I get to W7,
neither work. Funny, since both work when alone. Even when using the
Y connector. So the mouse, keyboard, Y connector, and PC USB port all
seem to be good individually, but not together, which I seem to need.

No guarantees:

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-Keyb...dp/B000067SLZ/

There are cheaper alternatives availlble.

That looks like mine except the white end on my 'y' is USB. Are you
saying that reducing the keyboard and mouse PS/2 connectors down to
one PC/2 connector will work when mine won't? That wud mean the
problem is in the conversion from PS/2 to USB wouldn't it?

When converting between hardware protocols (USB and PS/2), you need an
*active* adapter, not just a bunch of wires. For some keyboards, they
do the conversion inside them; that is, they have the hardware protocol
conversion logic. Lots of keyboards do not as they as designed solely
for USB or PS/2 but not both.

Did your USB keyboard come with a PS/2 adapter? No, not did you find or
buy one separately and try to use with the keyboard but instead did the
keyboard come packaged with its own USB-to-PS/2 adapter? That would
indicate (but not guarantee) the keyboard contains the hardware protocol
conversion logic.

Keyboard can come in the PS/2-only variety, USB-only, or USB-PS/2. It
depends on the logic inside the keyboard. You did not mention your
brand and model of keyboard. What brand and model of keyboard do you
have? If it has a USB end on its cord, and unless you specifically
looked for a USB-PS/2 keyboard, it is highly likely to be USB-only. To
connect to the PS/2 port on your computer, you need:

- PS/2-only keyboard (and mouse).
- USB-PS/2 keyboard and use its USB-to-PS/2 adapter.
- USB-only keyboard and an active USB-to-PS/2 adapter to convert
hardware protocols (USB to PS/2).

The Y-adapter that Paul mentioned is just splitting the wires from a
PS/2 port to a couple of PS/2 ends. No hardware protocol conversion is
required because both ends are PS/2. Some examples of an active
USB-to-PS/2 adapter a

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_n...ps%2F2+adapter



wow

thanx for the insight.

Al


My Y-splitter is only labled wih a hard to read 'USB TO PS2' and has
one end wiith USB and the other end with two PS2s (purple & green). It
has a 'box' in the middle wherein the 'split' occurs. Does presence
of a 'box' mean it is active? Probably not, or is that how I can
tell it is 'active'? How does one tell the differeence? Think I can
use it to try to go PS2 to USB? Just wondering. IOW, are these
things reversible? I look at your suggested URL and see Y's with and
without a 'box'.

And I thought this was going to be simple! I have a PS/2 (ATEN
CS-114A) KVM, and one PC with no PS2 ports, just several USBs, and
one PC with one green PS2 port and several USBs. Maybe I can't make
this combo work? What do you think?
Thanks
Al



Damn! I thought to try to verify that the mice & keyoards I have all
work when connected directly to the PC which has only one PS/2 port,
purple & green. One keyboard at a time. They do. I then put one
keyboard PS/2 into my Y-connector and the latter to a PC USB port. It
worked too. So the keyboard is good on that computer, as is the Y.
I then piped the keyboard PS2 through the KVM. NEITHER THE MOUSE OR
KEYBOARD WORKED! So it wud seem that I cannot use this Aten 4-port
CS-114A KVM for some reason. Strange, because the KVM switches the
monitor to both PCs quite nicely.
Damn! Or did I already say that.
Al
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Old December 10th 18, 05:51 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware
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On Mon, 10 Dec 2018 10:21:01 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 10 Dec 2018 05:49:33 -0500,
wrote:

On Sun, 09 Dec 2018 20:06:51 -0500,
wrote:

On Sun, 9 Dec 2018 17:09:52 -0600, VanguardLH wrote:

Turing wrote:

John McGaw wrote:

Turing wrote:

I am trying to fire up this W7 PC to eventually use on a PS/2 KVM. The
PC has only one PS/2 connection (plus a few USBs of course). I want
to use a keyboard and a mouse which both are PS/2. I tried using both
the keyboard and mouse one at a time and both work during bootup. So
they both seem to work. Even in W7 altho still only one at a time.
I have to make things work with both mouse and keyboard connect of
course. I then tried using both connected to a Y connector which
changes the connections to the single PC USB input connection. Both
mouse and keyboard still work during boot. However, when I get to W7,
neither work. Funny, since both work when alone. Even when using the
Y connector. So the mouse, keyboard, Y connector, and PC USB port all
seem to be good individually, but not together, which I seem to need.

No guarantees:

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-Keyb...dp/B000067SLZ/

There are cheaper alternatives availlble.

That looks like mine except the white end on my 'y' is USB. Are you
saying that reducing the keyboard and mouse PS/2 connectors down to
one PC/2 connector will work when mine won't? That wud mean the
problem is in the conversion from PS/2 to USB wouldn't it?

When converting between hardware protocols (USB and PS/2), you need an
*active* adapter, not just a bunch of wires. For some keyboards, they
do the conversion inside them; that is, they have the hardware protocol
conversion logic. Lots of keyboards do not as they as designed solely
for USB or PS/2 but not both.

Did your USB keyboard come with a PS/2 adapter? No, not did you find or
buy one separately and try to use with the keyboard but instead did the
keyboard come packaged with its own USB-to-PS/2 adapter? That would
indicate (but not guarantee) the keyboard contains the hardware protocol
conversion logic.

Keyboard can come in the PS/2-only variety, USB-only, or USB-PS/2. It
depends on the logic inside the keyboard. You did not mention your
brand and model of keyboard. What brand and model of keyboard do you
have? If it has a USB end on its cord, and unless you specifically
looked for a USB-PS/2 keyboard, it is highly likely to be USB-only. To
connect to the PS/2 port on your computer, you need:

- PS/2-only keyboard (and mouse).
- USB-PS/2 keyboard and use its USB-to-PS/2 adapter.
- USB-only keyboard and an active USB-to-PS/2 adapter to convert
hardware protocols (USB to PS/2).

The Y-adapter that Paul mentioned is just splitting the wires from a
PS/2 port to a couple of PS/2 ends. No hardware protocol conversion is
required because both ends are PS/2. Some examples of an active
USB-to-PS/2 adapter a

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_n...ps%2F2+adapter


wow

thanx for the insight.

Al


My Y-splitter is only labled wih a hard to read 'USB TO PS2' and has
one end wiith USB and the other end with two PS2s (purple & green). It
has a 'box' in the middle wherein the 'split' occurs. Does presence
of a 'box' mean it is active? Probably not, or is that how I can
tell it is 'active'? How does one tell the differeence? Think I can
use it to try to go PS2 to USB? Just wondering. IOW, are these
things reversible? I look at your suggested URL and see Y's with and
without a 'box'.

And I thought this was going to be simple! I have a PS/2 (ATEN
CS-114A) KVM, and one PC with no PS2 ports, just several USBs, and
one PC with one green PS2 port and several USBs. Maybe I can't make
this combo work? What do you think?
Thanks
Al



Damn! I thought to try to verify that the mice & keyoards I have all
work when connected directly to the PC which has only one PS/2 port,
purple & green. One keyboard at a time. They do. I then put one
keyboard PS/2 into my Y-connector and the latter to a PC USB port. It
worked too. So the keyboard is good on that computer, as is the Y.
I then piped the keyboard PS2 through the KVM. NEITHER THE MOUSE OR
KEYBOARD WORKED! So it wud seem that I cannot use this Aten 4-port
CS-114A KVM for some reason. Strange, because the KVM switches the
monitor to both PCs quite nicely.
Damn! Or did I already say that.
Al


Me again.
I have wondering if I have the KVM right. Having formerly had a
IOGEAR KVM for years which blew, I thought I should be able to handle
this ATEN KVM blindfolded. Still think so, but the cryptic manuals I
find confuse me. Anyone know of a better ATEN manual source than I
find using a Google search?
Thanks
Al
  #16  
Old December 10th 18, 07:52 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware
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wrote:
On Mon, 10 Dec 2018 10:21:01 -0500,
wrote:

On Mon, 10 Dec 2018 05:49:33 -0500,
wrote:

On Sun, 09 Dec 2018 20:06:51 -0500,
wrote:

On Sun, 9 Dec 2018 17:09:52 -0600, VanguardLH wrote:

Turing wrote:

John McGaw wrote:

Turing wrote:

I am trying to fire up this W7 PC to eventually use on a PS/2 KVM. The
PC has only one PS/2 connection (plus a few USBs of course). I want
to use a keyboard and a mouse which both are PS/2. I tried using both
the keyboard and mouse one at a time and both work during bootup. So
they both seem to work. Even in W7 altho still only one at a time.
I have to make things work with both mouse and keyboard connect of
course. I then tried using both connected to a Y connector which
changes the connections to the single PC USB input connection. Both
mouse and keyboard still work during boot. However, when I get to W7,
neither work. Funny, since both work when alone. Even when using the
Y connector. So the mouse, keyboard, Y connector, and PC USB port all
seem to be good individually, but not together, which I seem to need.
No guarantees:

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-Keyb...dp/B000067SLZ/

There are cheaper alternatives availlble.
That looks like mine except the white end on my 'y' is USB. Are you
saying that reducing the keyboard and mouse PS/2 connectors down to
one PC/2 connector will work when mine won't? That wud mean the
problem is in the conversion from PS/2 to USB wouldn't it?
When converting between hardware protocols (USB and PS/2), you need an
*active* adapter, not just a bunch of wires. For some keyboards, they
do the conversion inside them; that is, they have the hardware protocol
conversion logic. Lots of keyboards do not as they as designed solely
for USB or PS/2 but not both.

Did your USB keyboard come with a PS/2 adapter? No, not did you find or
buy one separately and try to use with the keyboard but instead did the
keyboard come packaged with its own USB-to-PS/2 adapter? That would
indicate (but not guarantee) the keyboard contains the hardware protocol
conversion logic.

Keyboard can come in the PS/2-only variety, USB-only, or USB-PS/2. It
depends on the logic inside the keyboard. You did not mention your
brand and model of keyboard. What brand and model of keyboard do you
have? If it has a USB end on its cord, and unless you specifically
looked for a USB-PS/2 keyboard, it is highly likely to be USB-only. To
connect to the PS/2 port on your computer, you need:

- PS/2-only keyboard (and mouse).
- USB-PS/2 keyboard and use its USB-to-PS/2 adapter.
- USB-only keyboard and an active USB-to-PS/2 adapter to convert
hardware protocols (USB to PS/2).

The Y-adapter that Paul mentioned is just splitting the wires from a
PS/2 port to a couple of PS/2 ends. No hardware protocol conversion is
required because both ends are PS/2. Some examples of an active
USB-to-PS/2 adapter a

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_n...ps%2F2+adapter

wow

thanx for the insight.

Al
My Y-splitter is only labled wih a hard to read 'USB TO PS2' and has
one end wiith USB and the other end with two PS2s (purple & green). It
has a 'box' in the middle wherein the 'split' occurs. Does presence
of a 'box' mean it is active? Probably not, or is that how I can
tell it is 'active'? How does one tell the differeence? Think I can
use it to try to go PS2 to USB? Just wondering. IOW, are these
things reversible? I look at your suggested URL and see Y's with and
without a 'box'.

And I thought this was going to be simple! I have a PS/2 (ATEN
CS-114A) KVM, and one PC with no PS2 ports, just several USBs, and
one PC with one green PS2 port and several USBs. Maybe I can't make
this combo work? What do you think?
Thanks
Al


Damn! I thought to try to verify that the mice & keyoards I have all
work when connected directly to the PC which has only one PS/2 port,
purple & green. One keyboard at a time. They do. I then put one
keyboard PS/2 into my Y-connector and the latter to a PC USB port. It
worked too. So the keyboard is good on that computer, as is the Y.
I then piped the keyboard PS2 through the KVM. NEITHER THE MOUSE OR
KEYBOARD WORKED! So it wud seem that I cannot use this Aten 4-port
CS-114A KVM for some reason. Strange, because the KVM switches the
monitor to both PCs quite nicely.
Damn! Or did I already say that.
Al


Me again.
I have wondering if I have the KVM right. Having formerly had a
IOGEAR KVM for years which blew, I thought I should be able to handle
this ATEN KVM blindfolded. Still think so, but the cryptic manuals I
find confuse me. Anyone know of a better ATEN manual source than I
find using a Google search?
Thanks
Al


This is the CS-114A KVM.

https://assets.aten.com/product/manual/cs_114a.pdf

That doesn't have a USB port on it.

Am I missing something ?

How are you able to plug your active Y adapter
into the side with the five interfaces ??? Both the
gender and direction of dataflow would be wrong
for that to work.

I'm confused. Is this some other KVM you're testing
on, one with USB ?

Paul
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Old December 10th 18, 08:34 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware
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Turing wrote:

find confuse me. Anyone know of a better ATEN manual source than I
find using a Google search?


I gave you a online copy of ATEN's manual in one of your other threads.
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Old December 10th 18, 08:43 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware
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Turing wrote:

Damn! I thought to try to verify that the mice & keyoards I have all
work when connected directly to the PC which has only one PS/2 port,
purple & green. One keyboard at a time. They do. I then put one
keyboard PS/2 into my Y-connector and the latter to a PC USB port. It
worked too. So the keyboard is good on that computer, as is the Y.
I then piped the keyboard PS2 through the KVM. NEITHER THE MOUSE OR
KEYBOARD WORKED! So it wud seem that I cannot use this Aten 4-port
CS-114A KVM for some reason. Strange, because the KVM switches the
monitor to both PCs quite nicely.
Damn! Or did I already say that.
Al


Under a nym of "Piper" (who signs outside of a sigblock as "Pete", as in
Pete[r] Piper) in your prior thread titled "ATEN CS-104 KVM switch need
power cord" (Message-ID = ),
you got help on finding an AC/DC power adapter for this KVM.

Piper's headers:
Path:
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From:
Organization: Peter
Message-ID:
X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 6.00/32.1186
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Complaints-To:


Then you nymshifted to "Turing" (who signs outside of a sigblock as
"Al") in your prior thread titled "Need cables or ATEN CS104 4-port KVM"
(Message-ID = ), you had
other problems with this KVM.

Turing's headers:
Path:
....!news.highwinds-media.com!post01.iad!fx33.iad.POSTED!not-for-mail
From:

Organization: Turing
Message-ID:
X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 6.00/32.1186
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Complaints-To:


You didn't have the power adapter. You didn't have the cabling.
Apparently you didn't have the manual (and others found one for you).
And you are still having problems with that KVM you got suckered into an
impulse buy at a garage sale or swap meet that was sold as-is. I don't
remember if you ever identified the computer with the PS/2 port and also
identified the keyboard (which might be a USB-PS/2 unit) but then I'm
not wandering through your other threads about evergrowing problems with
this same KVM to find out.

https://http2.mlstatic.com/master-vi...0_042018-F.jpg

From that pic, the KVM probably only handles PS/2 or DIN5 keyboards and
PS/2 or serial mice. If a PS/2-only keyboard doesn't work with this KVM
(not a USB-PS/2 keyboard using an adapter) then trash the garage-sale
KVM and get a new one. Since you have USB ports in your computer, just
move ahead to a KVM that works with USB devices (keyboard and mouse) and
get new keyboards and mice. You've spent at least 15 days here getting
help, and probably more before that, trying to get this garage-sale or
swap-meet junk to work trying to save, what, about $20 for the cost of a
new PS/2 KVM? How much did the power adapter cost? How much did those
cables cost? And you still cannot get the KVM to work. Periphery
replacement isn't going to fix the box itself.

Example of a new unit but with old PS/2 support:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...9SIAET87AA7690

$27 new, with cables, power adapter, PS/2 support, and even supports
switching of audio. That's just an example but looks discontinued (and
why I mentioned moving forward to USB input devices since your computer
has USB ports). Some other KVMs are under $20 but have no audio
support. Check the video resolution the KVM supports is equal to or
greater than your video card's maximum resolution or whatever max
resolution you will use.

That you're a nymshifter (Piper signed as Pete and Turing signed as Al)
puts me off from continuing this disjoint discussion across multiple
threads. There's something suspicious about someone who spends more
money on a power adapter and cabling to ressurect a garbage-bin unit
than to buy a new KVM that would work and warranteed. Bye bye.
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VanguardLH wrote:

That you're a nymshifter (Piper signed as Pete and Turing signed as Al)
puts me off from continuing this disjoint discussion across multiple
threads. ...


Oh oh, I see you have other nyms here, as well.
Nymshifters = trolls.
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Old December 10th 18, 08:59 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware
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VanguardLH wrote:

VanguardLH wrote:

That you're a nymshifter (Piper signed as Pete and Turing signed as Al)
puts me off from continuing this disjoint discussion across multiple
threads. ...


Oh oh, I see you have other nyms here, as well.








Nymshifters = trolls.

 




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