PS/2 Keyboard Issues
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PS/2 keyboards aren't plug and play - no matter what OS your running. You need to restsrt your computer so they're detected. You may also need to go into your BIOS and enable Legacy PS/2 Support.
Proprietary problem there. HP keyboards work on HPs, Dell's work on Dells, and so forth. They are made to be used only on that make typically seen with older prebuilds. Plus being old and just sitting around no longer used? Toss them!
The boards used on older prebuilds were special ordered as well seeing certain changes from your typical board ordered through newegg, TigerDirect, or any other vendor for a custom build. Dell on old systems as well as now seeing Sony and other makes saw a non standard fastening pattern for mounting supplies as well where you could only that make's replacement supply.
The boards used on older prebuilds were special ordered as well seeing certain changes from your typical board ordered through newegg, TigerDirect, or any other vendor for a custom build. Dell on old systems as well as now seeing Sony and other makes saw a non standard fastening pattern for mounting supplies as well where you could only that make's replacement supply.
Any local retail store like Walmart, Circuit City, Staples, Best Buy, Target any of those will typically a less then $10 piece of crap PS/2 model will keep you going in the meantime until the one you ordered comes in. It never hurts believe or not to keep a cheap one onhand for a quick grab in case a cordless model goes belly up on you without warning or someone brings their case for you to look at.
Here some time back I came across the "indestructable" keyboard that you can roll right up, twist into a know, even stand on! and yet it still works! You'll always hate how the keys are layed out however. $25- for that. http://www.topmicrousa.com/fold-2000.html
Here some time back I came across the "indestructable" keyboard that you can roll right up, twist into a know, even stand on! and yet it still works! You'll always hate how the keys are layed out however. $25- for that. http://www.topmicrousa.com/fold-2000.html
That was the big problem seen with the old prebuilds where you had to HP on HP and Dell on Dell. But keeping a basic 102 or 104(preferred) PS/2 onhand as a spare never hurts.
The $10 or less jobs at a place like Walmart however look like crap but can still serve the purpose until you get something you want. But Goodwill is also a thought for finding a used one that still works while print is a little worn and it could use a good cleaning.
The $10 or less jobs at a place like Walmart however look like crap but can still serve the purpose until you get something you want. But Goodwill is also a thought for finding a used one that still works while print is a little worn and it could use a good cleaning.
Says who? I use different PS/2 keyboards with different computers at work all the time! I don't have any issues.
It depends on how old the keyboards are when you take one and it simply won't work on anything but the original make. Many times an id chip was added in just so they wouldn't work elsewhere just like Dell rearrangement of the holes for mounting "their own" power supplies on the older models so you had to go through "them" if a replacement was needed.
Most new systems are pretty well standardized so you can grab anything for keyboards/mice, supplies and use them on another system. That was done to make them more "consumer friendly" in order to generate sales rather then the old school thinking of "you must go through us for everything".
Well power supply screw holes have nothing to do with keyboards. Blah Blah Blah, So what! A Ford rim will not fit on a Chevy either! Big deal.
Been fooling with these thing for years. Got 2 old HP keyboards from the late 90s, some of the first PS/2s after they changed over from the AT 5 pin keyboard connector. They work just fine on any computer I have plugged them into. And I have worked on many older computers Dell/HP and have never had a problem with newer PS/2 keyboards working on them either. Never had a problem either way.
PC eye care to show me a link about these (Proprietary) Dell and HP keyboards.
Been fooling with these thing for years. Got 2 old HP keyboards from the late 90s, some of the first PS/2s after they changed over from the AT 5 pin keyboard connector. They work just fine on any computer I have plugged them into. And I have worked on many older computers Dell/HP and have never had a problem with newer PS/2 keyboards working on them either. Never had a problem either way.
PC eye care to show me a link about these (Proprietary) Dell and HP keyboards.
Sure! Once you pass the 5th grade.
Cant find a link can you. And the stories go on and on and on and on.
I don't need a link. I've run into that problem trying to use an old HP keyboard someone handed some years and it simply wouldn't work. Yet there was nothing wrong with the keyboard itself when plugged back in on the original HP system.
What you don't seem to realize is that for the most prebuilds were sold as office machines were the company provided their own service and parts. Companies like IBM, SUN, DEC(now Ashton DEC), and others didn't stock shelves in retail stores. DEC was one company that refused to sell to the average consumer and went under as a result of that. They wanted to be a strictly office machines companies selling to businesses only.
What you don't seem to realize is that for the most prebuilds were sold as office machines were the company provided their own service and parts. Companies like IBM, SUN, DEC(now Ashton DEC), and others didn't stock shelves in retail stores. DEC was one company that refused to sell to the average consumer and went under as a result of that. They wanted to be a strictly office machines companies selling to businesses only.
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