A corollary to RTFM is Look at the Stupid Device. It had Radio Shack
molded into the front and even had a part #. on the back. Duh!
I was setting up my wife's new box and of course had the same issue
there, so I got on my horse & got myself over to Radio Shack.
The durn thing cost $20, but now everything works!
The USB 1 vs USB 2 makes sense. I'm pretty sure that I'd
successfully used those simple adapters sometime in the past, but
everything's USB 2 now, going to 3.
Mark Jarvis
Lisa Kachold wrote:
Hi Guys!
On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 11:07 AM, JD
Austin <j...@twingeckos.com>
wrote:
I've had that same experience with ps2 to usb adaptors; It
seems the more expensive ones work better (electronics in the
middle) but it's hit or miss. I've gradually phased PS2
devices out in favor of usb devices.
On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 11:04 AM,
Mark Jarvis <m.jar...@cox.net>
wrote:
I have a relatively new (<1yr) PC without PS/2
keyboard & mouse connectors. I've accumulated 4
USB to PS/2 adapters. Three are just 6" cables with a
USB male on one end and a PS/2 female on the other.
The fourth is similar, but has a large oval-ish thing
in the middle of the cable. My MS ergonomic keyboard
has a PS/2 connector and will not work when connected
using one of the three plain adapters, but will with
the fourth.
I'd like to understand a) why, and b) where to buy a
couple more of the adapters that do work (for another
project).
Any help from the incredibly knowledgeable PLUG-ers
will be gratefully appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Mark Jarvis
<snip>
It has to do with the specifications between USB 1.0 and 2.0 which
require different power where the cables must also contain that
capacity.
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