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Questions tagged [ps2-keyboard]

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PS/2 vs. USB keyboards: performance and energy consumption

As far as I know, PS/2 keyboards are interrupt driven, while USB are polled. Typically a PS/2 keyboard was assigned IRQ_1 on Windows. I'm not a hardware expert, but at a first glance it seems like the PS/2 keyboards are more efficient. So here are…
Mister Smith
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Do built in keyboards use polling or interrupts?

I was reading this question which says that USB keyboards use polling to see if keys are being pressed whereas PS/2 keyboards use interrupts. I was wondering which method built in keyboards on a laptop use?
KNejad
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How to press F1 for BIOS without keyboard (PS/2 port broken)

A friend of mine has an old PC on which the PS/2 port is broken. After resetting the BIOS a "Press F1 to continue" prompt has blocked us from keep going. The PS/2 port is broken and the USB ports are disabled after the BIOS reset. Are there any…
aletzo
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PS/2 to USB adapter doesn't work with Model M keyboard

I bought a server about 3 months ago from a friend, and I have only had time to tinker with it in the last week. I noticed that this server doesn't have any PS/2 ports, which meant configuring it was near impossible. I don't have any USB keyboards…
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Why don't PS/2 ports need drivers?

I recently came across the following answer on SU, which states: If your motherboard USB ports don't work during install, you will have to use PS2 keyboard and Tab key during install of windows. This made me realise that it's probably a good…
Hashim Aziz
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Using PS/2 to USB adapter

I have the IPISB-CU (Carmel2) motherboard, and as far as I can tell that means it does not include a PS/2 port. I am wondering, then, if I purchase a USB to PS/2 converter adapter, will a PS/2 keyboard work with Legacy USB support disabled?? I…
Abe Shudug
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where can I get a ps/2 driver

I am using a microsoft natural multimedia keyboard 1.0a and my computer has no ps/2 port so I got a ps/2 to USB adapter. The keyboard won't type anything however, not even the basics. I think I need a driver for the keyboard. Where can I get one?
markasoftware
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Will a USB to PS/2 adapter come with the benefits of a PS/2 to PS/2 connection?

Will the benefits of ultra low latency "forces the cpu to deal with the ps/2 input" exist with a USB to PS/2 adapter or will the adapter be a limiting factor?
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Multimedia keyboard not working after power loss

I have a PS/2 multimedia keyboard and everytime my computer shutsdown unexpectedly (i.e power failure) my keyboard turns on numlock while the computer is off. When I start the computer, the numeric keypad doesn't work at all and I can't control…
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PS/2 to USB converting for IBM Model M not working properly

I have an IBM Model M keyboard with terminal connector (similar to RJ45 socket) with model number 1394108 (as image below): I connected the wires to a PS/2 to USB converter like this images It works but not correctly: when a key pressed one time…
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"xda" and other stuff keep being typed on my internal PS/2 keyboard

My internal PS/2 laptop keyboard keeps typing stuff i don't know why. Here's a sample: /*+-~~xda<`/*+-~~xda
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Old PS/2 keyboard repeating letters

I have an old PS/2 keyboard that I'm connecting to my Win10 computer via a PS/2-USB adapter. Problem is that it randomly decides to start repeating a given letter as though it's pressed. The only way to stop the repetition is to press some other…
John Jenkins
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Windows 10 doesn't see PS/2 keyboard

The PS/2 keyboard is available in the BIOS. But after the Windows 10 system is booted, keyboard is not detected.
Vlad
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How to diagnose an unresponsive Ubuntu 16.04 GUI?

Virtually a newbie to linux/ubuntu I recently installed Ubuntu 16.04 AMD64 build on a hard-drive first installing it on a USB stick. The system is now a dualboot with Win 7 on one drive, Ubuntu 16.04 on the other. Occasionally (in fact almost…
Everyone
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ps/2 port of the case doesn't work properly

I'm going to install Win XP on my computer (I had win 7 but had some problem with installing the HP printer on it and so I decide to install XP because that printer seems to be installed properly on XP). Now When I put the XP CD on the CD driver, it…
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