Mouse USB-->PS/2 converter

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Posted by Teilhard Knight on January 5, 2006, 1:52 am

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.

Posted by philo on January 5, 2006, 6:00 am

Teilhard Knight wrote:

> 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.
>
>

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

Posted by Teilhard Knight on January 5, 2006, 1:54 pm

> Teilhard Knight wrote:

>> 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.

> 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.

Posted by Gerard Bok on January 5, 2006, 8:32 am

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

>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?

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.

--
Kind regards,
Gerard Bok

Posted by Teilhard Knight on January 5, 2006, 1:50 pm

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

>>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?

> 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.

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

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