Mouse USB-->PS/2 converter

  I have a cheap USB optical mouse which was plugged to my computer on the
PS/2 port with a converter which was included in the box. I also have a
puppy who got done with the converter, so I went and bought a couple of new
ones. They do not work with my mouse. I tested the mouse (plugging it USB)
and the port (plugging a PS/2 mouse) and everything worked. I tried another
converter from another computer, and doesn't work either.

Are those converters mouse-specific? Or what they have inside? I thought it
was just re-wiring. Can you think of any fixes?

Teilhard.

 Teilhard Knight wrote:

I'd think any other adaptor would work...
but obviously it doesn't...so
  you may as well just use the mouse on a USB port
or get a ps/2 mouse

 
Well, I can always buy an USB mouse with it's plug converter, and I get in
that way the two modes, huh? Thanks for answering.

Teilhard.

 On Thu, 5 Jan 2006 00:52:10 -0600, "Teilhard Knight"


Those 'converters' are plug-converters only!
The real converter is integrated into your mouse.

The mouse 'sees' the converter plug and switches to PS/2 mode.
There is no standard. So the wire-converter plugs may well act
brand specific.

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Kind regards,
Gerard Bok

 
It's a good thing that mice can be very cheap, huh? Thank you for your
feedback which confirmed my suspicion that those plugs are brand-specific.

Teilhard