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- Troubleshoot keyboard connection
- I installed a Microsoft Natural Ergo 4000 wired keyboard to my system through a D-Link KVM-121 switch using a USB-to-PS/2 adapter. The keyboard doesn't function.When I connect an older PS/2 k/b through the switch, it works.When I then connect the new k/b to a USB port, it works. If I...
- Tags: Keyboards, CarterMofGurnee, USB-to-PS/2, adapter, keyboard, PS/2
- Discussion threads 2007-10-13
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- USB keyboard
- Hi all,I have a problem with my USB keyboard . Operating system is XP. Before that i was using PS/2 keyboard and mouse.Recently i changed to USB.One month it was working .Now starting time USB keyboard is not detecting and am not able to work with my computer.But starting time...
- Tags: shanakk, USB, USB Keyboard, PS/2
- Discussion threads 2007-05-29
- USB in OptiPlex GX240
- My USB ports located on a motherboard don't work. My PS mouse doesn't work toonly a PS keyboard works propetly. I have to use an external USB card and a USB mouse. I have Dell GX240 system. From a site of dell diagnostics software everything looks good, so I'm thinking...
- Tags: Mice, Dell Optiplex, g196669@..., USB, OptiPlex GX240
- Discussion threads 2007-07-26
- PS/2 and all USB ports are not working
- I have a eMachine T1840 (XP SP2) and after a power supply failure, the PS/2 and all USB ports stopped working even after replacing the power supply. It just keep giving me the "Power Surge on hub port" error message.Device Manager can see the USB hubs and the USB...
- Tags: Mice, USB port, weehee, PS/2, USB
- Discussion threads 2007-09-02
- Windows can't detect PS2 to USB mouse
- I have a PS2 mouse which I'm connecting to my computer using a PS2 to USB adapter. However Windows can't seem to detect the PS2 mouse and the error message "USB DEVICE NOT RECOGNIZED" keeps popping up. Is there any driver that I should install to enable windows to detect...
- Tags: Mice, stak@..., Microsoft Windows, mouse, Sony PlayStation 2, USB
- Discussion threads 2007-11-11
- Bad PS/2-USB adapters?
- I recently purchased a couple of PS/2-USB adapters that have caused me a lot of trouble. They were originally to be used with a PS/2 KVM switch (the only kind I could lay my hands on, on short notice), with an older workstation and a new USB only box, both...
- Tags: Desktops, jbhiggins@..., adapter, PS/2 KVM switch, USB, Dell Optiplex, PC
- Discussion threads 2007-04-06
- PS/2 -> USB adapter for Swipe card
- I'm looking for a solution to an in-place infrastructure. We have a system of swipe card readers to read the magnetic strip on ID cards, and the current readers we have are connected by PS/2. The new computers being purchased do not always have a PS/2 port, and we...
- Tags: Keyboards, woutiger@..., USB, PS/2, card reader
- Discussion threads 2007-05-10
- Win98 and optical USB mouse
- I have a few clients running Win98se with USB optical mouse. ON all these systems, the optical mouse will freeze for say 5 to 10 seconds, then work again, and now and then freeze completely. Any idea on how to solve this problem. I tested with a regular PS/2 mouse,...
- Tags: Borg7of9, hardware, Microsoft Windows 98, mouse, optical mouse, POSTER, USB
- Q&A 2004-11-15
- USB affects mouse/keyboard
- Hi Gents and gentettes :DI have a rather unusual problem i've come across to do with my friends computer. I've never seen this problem b4.Anytime i plug anything into a usb port front or back the keyboard and mouse stop working. Then if i unplug the usb device the mouse...
- Tags: Keyboards, Mice, daveyboy82@..., keyboard, USB, mouse
- Discussion threads 2007-07-04
- Biostar M/b won't recognise keyboard
- My Biostar M5VNB socket 7 motherboard with AMD K6-2 500MHz CPU suddenly stopped recognising my PS/2 mouse when I booted up. I added a serial mouse and the problem was solved. Then I realised the keyboard was not being recognised - no error message or anything. I set CMOS to...
- Tags: Keyboards, keyboard, PS/2
- Q&A 2005-04-20
- HP 510 laptop - Dead keyboard and touchpad
- I'm sitting looking at an HP 510 laptop with an odd looking touchpad ( looks like it's made of lots of little holes ) and a sunken keyboard, neither of which are doing much at all.So, keyboard AND touchpad are dead. I don't have access to a usb keyboard...
- Tags: Keyboards, BIOS, Old Mycroft, keyboard, HP 510, USB, PS/2, BIOS password, laptop computer, Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Discussion threads 2007-11-01
- PS/2 Ports
- Hello,I have a client with an old UNIX server. The keyboard AND mouse ports on the system board have blown, and I am looking for an add-on card with PS/2 ports. I am not even sure they exist. Does anyone know if they exist and if so...
- Tags: card, hardware, Megtek, mouse, POSTER, PS/2, PS/2 Ports
- Q&A 2004-12-20
- usb mouse stops working
- I have a dell dimension 4700c xp home edition it has only usb ports no ps/2 while playing a game or just using the mouse the mouse will freeze up only way to unfreeze mouse is either reboot pc or disconnect mouse and reconnect mouse I checked the drivers and...
- Tags: mouse, bob.schaefer@..., windows, hardware, USB
- Discussion threads 2007-01-08
- PS-Timer (zip)
- PS-Timer is a very easy-to-use, simple and small timer utility. PS-Timer also offers you the possibility to select a custom WAV file to be played when the time is up. With PS-Timer you will never be late again or forget about important meetings. PS-Timer can be placed anywhere on your...
- Tags: WAV, PS-Timer, Desktops, Hardware
- Software downloads 2007-11-26
- Need Tips please submit - ps/2 connector
- What should I do? 1. Keep on buying MS Natural Keyboards we have bought 25 all ready. 2 Start finding ways on how to repair them. Will soldering it incorrectly damage the PS2 ?What kind of problemsWhat is the specific problem you are having?Are the PS/2 connectors breaking...
- Tags: cable, hardware, mospamplease-Thayne@..., PS/2, USB
- Discussion threads 2004-10-22
- Keyboard cant work in DOS mode
- Dear all,My USB keboard cant work in DOS mode. However it can work on Windows XP. And i cant change the BIOS setting .Pls HelpThanksThe obvious answer would be to get a PS/2 keyboard, plug it in, then change the BIOS setting. Unless you don't have a PS/2 port....
- Tags: BIOS, Bios Setting, DOS, DOS Mode, DOS-mode, keyboard, makbar@..., PS/2, windows
- Q&A 2005-05-04
- Does USB work only with WindowsNT?
- Is it true that I can only install a USB port on a system running with WindowsNT?Windows NT and USBWindows 98, Windows 2000 and Windows XP all support USB ports but Windows NT does not support USB: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/196661A few years ago I installed NT in 10 brand name desktop...
- Tags: e-mail, feedback, hardware, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows NT, USB, webmaster@..., windows
- Discussion threads 2007-01-20
- Reformatted WinXP Pro, USB now unresponsive
- I recently did a clean install of WinXP Pro. Now Windows does not recognize anything I plug into the USB ports. Furthermore, when I do plug a device into a USB port my ps/2 mouse stops functioning until I reboot.Any suggestions on solving this problem would be greatly appreciated. TIA.Brian...
- Tags: briano96@..., WinXP Pro, USB, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2007-11-15
- Ghost 2003, DOS and USB Drivers
- OK, I'm old school. I have been using Ghost 2003 for some time to image Hard Drives. I 'feel' so much more secure creating an image while in DOS mode vs using Image software that Images from in Windows.Now that USB drives can be most any size, I want to...
- Tags: bmadams, USB, windows, security, software, it management, drivers, hardware, ghost, dos, image, boot disc, USB flash drive, USB Drivers
- Discussion threads 2007-02-22
- Keyboard Issues
- I have a Windows XP desktop with no functionality on either PS/2 or USB keyboards. I have installed the latest drivers, uninstalled and re-installed the keyboards. The PS/2 will interupt the boot, but will not type commands in a dos prompt. The keyboards show as 'working properly' in the device...
- Tags: Keyboards, imarriott@..., keyboard, PS/2
- Discussion threads 2007-08-20
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