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External keyboard with laptop

  • 24-04-2006 03:56PM
    #1
    fjon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,088 ✭✭✭


    I'm sure there's an easy solution to this, but I can't figure it out!

    I have connected a keyboard to my laptop. The keyboard has a PS/2 connection, but the laptop has USB, so I am using a PS/2 - USB convertor.
    Unfortunately, windows won't recognise the keyboard. Is there anything I can do about this?


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  • #2
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    It should recognise it, did anything popup when you plugged in the keyboard like
    "New hardware found" down by the system clock? Check out your hardware in Control Panel-System-Hardware and see if there are any problems there.


  • #3
    Sam Vimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    fjon wrote:
    I'm sure there's an easy solution to this, but I can't figure it out!

    I have connected a keyboard to my laptop. The keyboard has a PS/2 connection, but the laptop has USB, so I am using a PS/2 - USB convertor.
    Unfortunately, windows won't recognise the keyboard. Is there anything I can do about this?


    not all keyboards will work with ps/2 -USB converters. the general rule is that a keyboard will only work with one if it came with one. you can get a keyboard for a tenner. maybe you should go that way


  • #4
    fjon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,088 ✭✭✭fjon


    Commander Vimes wrote:
    not all keyboards will work with ps/2 -USB converters. the general rule is that a keyboard will only work with one if it came with one. you can get a keyboard for a tenner. maybe you should go that way

    I see! Ok, guess that explains it :(
    Need to get myself a USB keyboard then. Thanks for your help!


  • #5
    bpmurray
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,275 ✭✭✭bpmurray


    Hmmm - doesn't ring true for me. I'd suggest looking more closely at that USB-PS/2 converter. I have a keyboard & mouse, both PS/2, connected to a dual PS/2-USB connector, and have never had a moment's problems.


  • #6
    quaidox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 400 ✭✭quaidox


    fjon wrote:
    I'm sure there's an easy solution to this, but I can't figure it out!

    I have connected a keyboard to my laptop. The keyboard has a PS/2 connection, but the laptop has USB, so I am using a PS/2 - USB convertor.
    Unfortunately, windows won't recognise the keyboard. Is there anything I can do about this?
    maybe you are using windows 98?
    if so, it won't be recognised.


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  • #7
    fjon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,088 ✭✭✭fjon


    No, I'm on XP so that shouldn't be a problem.
    A new keyboard is only €15 so I don't really mind getting a USB one.


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