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Thread ID: 64480	2005-12-16 06:06:00	5pin DIN and 6pin Mini-DIN	Mirddes (10)	Press F1

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413161	2005-12-16 06:06:00	i have an old motherboard in one of my computers which has a 5pin DIN to which my keyboard is connected to via a 6pin Mini-DIN to 5pin DIN adapter, a RS-232 port to which a mouse is connected to And a dusty ps/2 port which ive only recently noticed which is being obsecured by the thick sheet of metal which makes up the back of the case. during post the folling string is displayed at the bottem of the screen 'VXPro+-USB-Ultr-2A5LDH09C-00' currently im having problems getting it to boot to windows, after it runs scan disk it just halts on a black screen. what im wondering though, is if the ps/2 port will accept a mouse, ive read the technical specs for the ps/2 standard and i see its powered, so i assume it should work with a usb-ps/2 adapter with an optical mouse. IF the port works with mice, that is. i recall startign a thread abuot this computer once before, long before we were al force to create new accounts. so my searches for posts by myself have resulted in no posts related to it. even on google it comes up with nothing. ill figure out what mobo it is later, but whats the liklyhood that the ps/2 port is for mouse. sorry about the slightly repeditive fragmented post, i got part way though writing it, relised i didnt have teh right info, came back added to is, and did this abuot 3 times withotu changing anythign, just adding. thanks in advance for any input	Mirddes (10)
413162	2005-12-16 07:37:00	forums.pcworld.co.nz	godfather (25)
413163	2005-12-16 08:29:00	So thats the question i asked, how careless of me to forget	Mirddes (10)
413164	2005-12-16 08:45:00	Oh yay, just what i need, manufactures site is broken, its almost asthough they have dumped half the content from their site, really really sucks. [edit] googles cache on the otehr hand, works perfectly =D	Mirddes (10)
413165	2005-12-16 09:06:00	I think behind that circle / piece of metal, where you say the PS/2 is at the back, is where something like this ( . pccables . com/06011 . htm" target="_blank">www . pccables . com) would go . It connects to the onboard 5-6 pin PS/2 connection on the mobo . And the 5 pin/6 pin din plug fits in that hole . You push it in, and feed this adapter through it, so it connects to the onboard PS/2 connector . I had a 486 here, with the PS/2 hole at the back of the case as well .	Speedy Gonzales (78)
413166	2005-12-17 00:27:00	A problem with a PS/2 port is that keyboards are special. They have an preassigned, unchangeable, IRQ. The PS/2 on that old computer will be a keyboard one, using the KB interrupt (I forget; it's a low number because it was assigned in the original PC, with IRQs only 0 to 7)... maybe IRQ1) A PS/2 mouse uses IRQ12. (That dates from the days when mice weren't common, and some connected to an ISA card which used that IRQ, rather than a serial port)	Graham L (2)
413167	2005-12-17 03:30:00	I think behind that circle / piece of metal, where you say the PS/2 is at the back, is where something like this (www.pccables.com) would go. but i can actually see the ps/2 port, its just covered with dust, and blocked by the think metal panel. if i were to drill a hole id gain acess to it (or i coudl make an extension) A problem with a PS/2 port is that keyboards are special. They have an preassigned, unchangeable, IRQ. The PS/2 on that old computer will be a keyboard one, using the KB interrupt (I forget; it's a low number because it was assigned in the original PC, with IRQs only 0 to 7)... maybe IRQ1) A PS/2 mouse uses IRQ12. (That dates from the days when mice weren't common, and some connected to an ISA card which used that IRQ, rather than a serial port) is there any way for me to change the IRQ?	Mirddes (10)
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