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| 77434 | 2002-09-07 22:03:00 | Hi, Can anyone advise what are the hazards/disadvantages of using a mechanical KVM switch as opposed to the electronic type? | jaybee (1199) | ||
| 77435 | 2002-09-07 22:36:00 | The electronic ones simulate a keyboard and mouse to the "non-selected" computer at start-up. Without this a PC will think it does not have them connected and will not boot or not boot correctly. As far as I know the mechanical ones do not do this. I use a 2 way electronic unit, works perfectly (but does not support wireless mice). |
godfather (25) | ||
| 77436 | 2002-09-07 22:53:00 | Thanks Godfather - we meet again. Took heed of your advice last time. I gather, from what you say, that one would have to boot up one computer - switch via KVM to the other - then boot that second one up. After that it's OK to switch between the two at will? Cheers, Jim | jaybee (1199) | ||
| 77437 | 2002-09-07 22:58:00 | Its fine to switch between, at least on my electronic one. And yes I would imagine you would need to boot in that sequence. But I wonder what manual switches affect when switching mice in and out, will it cause "plug and play" to operate each time? On mine pressing Ctrl twice in quick sucession switches between PCs |
godfather (25) | ||
| 77438 | 2002-09-08 01:48:00 | I've used both, no problems with the "mechanical" version when switching between PCs. Never noticed a problem when booting either, although we're talking about servers that got booted only exceptionally occasionally (chances are, you're booting cos it's crashed when you've been working on it). I had heard that the manual one will wear out faster due to the difference in the internals. |
antmannz (28) | ||
| 77439 | 2002-09-08 02:30:00 | Thanks! Have only two computers so think I'll give the much cheaper mechanical one a try. | jaybee (1199) | ||
| 77440 | 2002-09-08 04:11:00 | Check the BIOS setup on both computers: my (mostly old) computers have options to "Halt on Keyboard error" etc. Turn such options off if you have them and you can boot regardless of the switch position. I have some boxes which don't have keyboards or monitors. | Graham L (2) | ||
| 77441 | 2002-09-08 04:53:00 | Thanks for help. Will have a look at BIOS's before I start. Jim | jaybee (1199) | ||
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