Brand: Manhattan EAN: 0766623345286 Feature: PS/2 Male to USB Type A Female Label: Manhattan Manufacturer: Manhattan Publisher: Manhattan Sales Rank: 8476 Studio: Manhattan
Product DescriptionConnect a USB keyboard or mouse to the PS/2 ports on your computer with these simple, compact adapters.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - they didn't work with my IBM M-type keyboard and a mac
the (much more expensive) adaptors sold by clickykeyboards ended up working with my M-type keyboard. (I have a M13- I got it from e-bay - NOS. It is awesome)
from what I understand, the old M-types are touchier about this sort of thing than most keyboards, so these things might work for other keyboards.
Rating: - Didn't work with my mouse or keyboard
Be warned this may not work with your peripherals -- it didn't with mine.
Rating: - Didn't work for me
I have a really cool USB keyboard that I wanted to use with my KVM switch that only accepts PS/2 connections. I researched and researched and found that typically if your keyboard doesn't ship with a PS/2 adapter, no third party adapter will work with it either. But if the keyboard shipped with one, you'd likely not be looking to purchase one unless you lost the other.
Rating: - Didn't work with my keyboard
I ordered a few of these, because USB keyboards sometimes don't work with programs that boot into DOS mode (such as hard-drive scanning utilities).
However, I was disappointed to find out that these do not work with my Microsoft Comfort Curve keyboard. After some discussion with the seller, they sent me out another adapter (purple in color, like the PS/2 color code for keyboards) but that did not work either. The pinout is apparently the same on both adapters, so we didn't expect it ... Read More