■first, lets see if you can kick start the PC to recognize the hw, using the device manager, as follows
■ Note # 2: a dumb adapter doesn't always prevent hw (hardware) from being recognized, since it only rearranges the shape/orientation of the wire>pin connectors, but it is one possible cause, such as if some pins are optional, not used, or other strange scenarios.įor newbies (new to Windows 98/XP) attempting this on old hardware (and younger folks, who were born after the days when we had to look at the plugs on the mobo (motherboard) before we could 'play'), you'll find some of the tools used to test out standard drivers (eg., plug and play, when the hardware, often Chinese isn't recognized), per the below two methods. ■ Note #1: The below methods are more applicable in the unusual case where your hw (hardware) is not being recognized, such as seeing absolutely nothing happen when you plug or unplug it. So I played around a bit, and realized some of the things I was doing might be too 'old' school for some other folks to know about. (I always appreciate URL Links with answers too, so thanks for that too Joe). I had sort of forgotten the info about converter cables (I've spent most of my time recently on Win8.1/Win10 & Ubuntu newer hardware. Joe67 is correct, although most people will only have adapters (dumb cables, in the sense that there is no 'intelligent/digital' processing that occurs inside the cable, even if it has a slight bulge), and will need to either buy a signal converter (PS2 to USB), or else buy a USB device (kb or mouse, probably) which are very cheap on Amazon, IFF (if and only if), the below 2 methods do NOT work for them. It's really strange that this is a mature folks (aka, beyond teen) hangout now. A well-designed active ps/2 to USB converter will use the built-in operating system drivers for a USB keyboard (for example in Microsoft Windows XP, kbdclass.sys and kbdhid.sys). This allows the vintage ps/2 keyboard to be automatically recognized by the operating system as if it were a standard, modern USB keyboard. These devices use an integrated circuit (pre-programmed chip) to actively translate the ps/2 keyboard signal and convert it into a USB keyboard signal. In general, most users having trouble connecting their keyboard to newer computers are looking for a ps/2 to USB signal CONVERTER. Simple ps/2 to USB adapters do not use specific software drivers. These ADAPTERS only function to connect the ps/2 wires to the approximate USB wires. Answer: The vast majority of commonly available ps2 to USB converters are simple passive ADAPTERS that simply change the plug shape to match the outlet.
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