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| 468893 | 2006-07-06 00:02:00 | Hi, I got my self a nice cheap smallish mouse to use with my laptop, not realising it was a ps2 mouse and I needed a usb one. I bought a usb - ps2 adaptor but I cannot get the mouse to work on the laptop, even with the touchpad disabled. Do I need some form of drivers? Thanks. |
hsv-b0y (5210) | ||
| 468894 | 2006-07-06 01:26:00 | The only USB-PS/2 adaptors I have seen have contained just "wires". They just connect two different plugs and sockets. USB is not a simple interface like PS/2. It requires a lot of intelligence at both ends. Many mice are capable of using both PS/2 and USB. Thye have the intelligence for USB built in, and can see when they aren't connected to a USB port on the computer. They just switch themsleves down to the simple PS/2 protocol, using the same four wires. They need the adapter only to fit the other type of connector. USB-serial and USB-parallel adapters have intelligence for protocol conversion. You'll have to find a USB mouse, I think. ;) |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 468895 | 2006-07-06 01:37:00 | Either that or try a different USB port! | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 468896 | 2006-07-06 01:54:00 | If it's a PS/2 only mouse, it won't matter how many USB ports you try. There isn't that much magic in the world. Unless the box says it is for both PS/2 and USB, it isn't. That's not the sort of feature manufacturers keep secret. ;) |
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