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| Thread ID: 88410 | 2008-03-26 20:01:00 | PS/2 mouse stopped working | KiwiTek (12922) | Press F1 |
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| 652994 | 2008-03-26 20:01:00 | I have a USB mouse which I use via a USB tio PS/2 adapter plug. Over the past week I've been having issues where I would need to reboot several times before the mouse would work. And as of yesterday, it no longer works at all. I can plug this same mouse into USB and it works fine. Why would the ps/2 suddenly stop working? PS. I've also used this mouse and ps/2 adapter plug on another computer and it worked fine, so it does seem to be this computer... any ideas? |
KiwiTek (12922) | ||
| 652995 | 2008-03-26 20:17:00 | Have you tried another mouse/PS2 adapter on your PC (using the PS/2 pf course)? If it's an older PC, the PS/2 port may be a bit wonky. Just trying to isolate whether it's the mouse, the PS/2 adapter, or your PC's PS/2 port |
nofam (9009) | ||
| 652996 | 2008-03-26 20:30:00 | PS/2 uses a IRQ. Due to patches or other changes this IRQ can be used by some other hardware. Stay with your USB mouse. If you force it to use a IRQ you could have all kinds of conflicts. Your IRQ's are limited and when you run out of spares, you will have all kinds of problems. darroll |
darroll (12090) | ||
| 652997 | 2008-03-26 20:40:00 | Have you tried another mouse/PS2 adapter on your PC (using the PS/2 pf course)? If it's an older PC, the PS/2 port may be a bit wonky. Just trying to isolate whether it's the mouse, the PS/2 adapter, or your PC's PS/2 port I've used the mouse and adapter on another computer and it works fine. I really need to use the PS/2 because I have it plugged into 2 computers via a switch box (which I have bypassed at the moment to make sure that wasn't the problem) I haven't installed any new software/hardware or updates, other than virus/spyware updates. |
KiwiTek (12922) | ||
| 652998 | 2008-03-26 20:45:00 | What OS are you using? Are there any flags showing in the device manager? |
Driftwood (5551) | ||
| 652999 | 2008-03-26 21:10:00 | What kind of mouse are you using? This sounds like the EXACT problem I had here: www.pressf1.co.nz Have you tried another PS/2 mouse on the computer to ensure its not a faulty PS2 port? |
utopian201 (6245) | ||
| 653000 | 2008-03-27 01:20:00 | OK, I did a windows restore from a check point I had created last month and still no go. So I've hunted out an old ps/2 mouse and plugged it in and it seems fine and the problem mouse works fine when plugged straight into USB, so I don't know what the issue is, but I'm going to carry on using the old mouse for now and the USB mouse has a new home in the cupboard. |
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