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At work I have an IBM thinkpad that is new. The guy next to me has a thinkpad that is 1 year old. Both have winxp. He uses a ps2 keyboard in his usb port using a usb/ps2 converter (neither system has a ps2 port). If I put the same converter and keyboard in my machine, it is not recognized by windows. I've tried a different converter and a different keyboard, but my usb port does not think anything is plugged into it when a ps2 keyboard is plugged into the usb port using a ps2 converter. I'm not sure what to try, and I really want to use the specific keyboard I like which does not come with a usb connector. Thanks.
Hi Johnoh, long time no talk. Happy New Year.
I have had an IBM Thinkpad two years ago. But, I still keep the Toshiba Tecra.
I am still using two PS2 keyboards/mice with USB Adapters. The other machines are using Logitech wireless mouse/keyboard. Here is what I know you have to do; the utility in the BIOS setup, setting the USB controller to BIOS rather than O/S. My Thinkpad was old 700mhz with Win98SE and may well be different than yours.
This works for me and hope it works for you.
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you can stick your finger in a light socket but you dont , well in your case sounds like you do .
Jesus crist why make things harder than they need to be.
allways remember that usb= packet transfer
ps2 = rs232
have you installed the appropriate drivers to handle this diffrenceXP = Xtreme Piece of crap Programming
The never ending battle of Parallel vs serial lives on
OUT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jesus crist
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"setting the USB controller to BIOS rather than O/S"
thanks rc I'll try that on Monday
"you can stick your finger in a light socket but you dont, well in your case sounds like you do. Jesus crist why make things harder than they need to be."
People with half a clue about computers know that sticking a ps2 device into a usb port through a converter:
- is never dangerous
- has nothing to do with having the driver installed if windows fails to detect that something has been installed
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"The never ending battle of Parallel vs serial lives on"
What battle?..............I thought the problem related to USB & serial
"Jesus crist why make things harder than they need to be."
Ha Johnoh, i knew it was you all along........HE'S THE MESSIAH(life of brian)
Oh no....please.......it can't be.........nooooo.........HEATSINKGUY.......ARRGH!!!
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i am facing the same problem, cannot connect a ps2 mouse and keyboard to my laptop using a ps2 to usb converter. Win XP doesn't detect the two hardware at all. Both keyboard and mouse are working when i connect it to a ps2 port of another desktop of mine but doesnt work when connected through usb converter.
Also my bios doesnt have any such option to set the USB controller to BIOS rather than O/S.
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Post 7 summarizes my situation exactly - no such bios option
the ibm website help for a thinkpad model R40 (mine) says there is no support for a ps2 device to connect to an R40 (though it does not specifically address using a usb converter). Could be the bios does not have the code to drive a ps2 device.
The converter I have is a type A, which supports usb 1.1 as well as 2.0
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Johnoh what converter u r using?
I am using two separate converters which connect to the two ps/2 ports for keyboard and mouse and then connect to two USB ports of my laptop. It is "M-DIN6F to USB A-M" , this is what was written on the cover of the adapter.
However, i have seen another converter which converts one USB port and offers two PS/2 connectors. Like the one shown here;
http://www.sewelldev.com/USBtoPS2.asp?s=google&g=cp4ag14&a=USB_to_PS2
I wanted to buy this one as well and try it out, i just wanted to make sure if u r using this converter or two separate converters like me.I just have the feeling that i am using the wrong converter and i need to use the second one as shown in the above url.
Do u think this is the case?
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johnoh,
the new converter worked for me. I am sure you are having the same problem as i did, if you can get the above converter, the one which has two ps/2 ports would work. My guess is the converter also requires some electronic components when converting ps/2 to usb which the earlier converter did not have, it was just a plain stupid converter. This one worked for me as i guessed it would.
Hope it helps!
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But i am unable to get the Hot keys (special keys) on the keyboard to work. I know this is a known issue when using usb to ps/2 converter. Do you know a fix for this?
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Could be the problem is that your keyboard driver is looking for a ps2 port and there isn't one. You might see if the keyboard manufacturer's website has a driver for a usb keyboard which is the same or similar to yours.
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The keyboard you are using the PS2 to USB adapter with needs to be compatible with USB to start with. You won't be able to take any ordinary keyboard that wasn't originally designed for USB and stick an adapter on it. Most MS keyboards have USB adapters included, but they are made to have the PS2 to USB adapter on it.
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