David777 Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 I lost my keyboard and mouse Ps2 connectivity so had to switch to USBs. I've seen many a dead Ps2 socket over the years and intermitants as well. Is this usually a hardware of software problem, is there a simpler solution than re-installing windows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldmannen Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 I don't know, I've never seen a dead PS/2 socket. I think I've heard though, that if you plug-in/plug-out keyboard/mouse from the PS/2 socket without shutdown computer, it can damage it. Eitherway, PS/2 is old legacy ports from the first IBM PC computers. Although, they've been shrinked from DIN to Mini-DIN. Just use USB instead. All motherboards these days have USB, and all keyboards and mice nowadays come as USB by default. Just use USB instead. That is what I do... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David777 Posted November 2, 2008 Author Share Posted November 2, 2008 I lost my keyboard and mouse Ps2 connectivity so had to switch to USBs. I've seen many a dead Ps2 socket over the years and intermitants as well. Is this usually a hardware of software problem, is there a simpler solution than re-installing windows? Thanks but I found out it was a software problem, reinstalled Windows and fixed.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Tarun Posted November 2, 2008 Administrator Share Posted November 2, 2008 Any idea what software it was that caused the issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulls69 Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 I lost my keyboard and mouse Ps2 connectivity so had to switch to USBs. I've seen many a dead Ps2 socket over the years and intermitants as well. Is this usually a hardware of software problem, is there a simpler solution than re-installing windows? hello Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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