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On 1 Apr 99, at 17:32, Brad Loomis wrote:
> I am doing some work on a friends P90, bad PS fan, bad CPU fan, both
> replaced. I did not bring her keyboard along, thinking I'd just
> connect through my KVM to use my keyboard etc. I am not familiar with
> the connector, a five pin round. My question is will my MS Natch with
> a PS2 type connector work with an adaptor? What is that connector
> called? Thank you, Brad Loomis, Los Angeles, CA
My MS Natural Keyboard came with an adapter that converts from the
mini-DIN PS/2 connector to the 5-pin DIN "AT"-style connector which
most of my machines use. I see such adapters pretty regularly at
Fry's, for (I believe) less than $5.
My KVM supports only PS/2 mouse and keyboard devices, but between the
KVM and the computers it supports both AT and PS/2 keyboard
connections, and both serial and PS/2 mouse connections. So I'd expect
there to be a way to connect your KVM to her keyboard port....
WARNING: Some KVMs use "extender" cables (male-to-female) and others
use "switchbox" cables (male-to-male); determine which you need before
you go shopping!
David G
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