PS/2 ~ USB Keyboard "mod"

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maiof

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• Jul 12, 2003

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hi all... i was wondering if it's possible to change my keyboard to usb from ps/2? i have a usb end and wanted to put it on my keyboard so i can also use it on my playstation2.......

is this "mod" possible???


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Graphic67

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• Jul 12, 2003

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Some keyboards in the early days of usb had usb to serial (ps/2) adapters. You may still be able to find one, but the keyboard may not work. Most office stores sell basic ps/2 keyboards for as low as $10.

 

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maiof

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well.... what i meant to ask is if i can cut the ps/2 connector off the keyboard and replace it with a usb one?

 

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I don't think so. The keyboard has to have the basic usb protocol built into it. It's not just a different connector.

 

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I don't know if you can just replace the ends but I have seen ps2 to usb adapters that work with mice and keyboards. Here is a sight that carries them... http://www.usbstuff.com/ps2.html

 

stan03

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my mouse came with one of the adapters, im sure you can get it for cheap at like any computer store.

 

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Uh, maiof, you said you wanted to use it in your Playstation2, correct?

PS/2 refers not to "Playstation 2" but to a port first used on IBM's "Personal System 2" computers. These plugs are circular mini-DIN connectors similar to S-Video plugs.

The Playstation 2 has two USB ports on the front, in the lower left, underneath the disc tray. So you can use your USB mouse and/or keyboard without any modification at all! As long as the game is programmed to use USB devices, that is.

 

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lol, i was wondering where he was going to plug it in, but i don't have a ps2 to check

 

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This can be confusing...

He wants to convert a PC ps/2 (personal system 2) keyboard to usb for use on a ps/2 (Playstation2).

 

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Graphic67 said:

He wants to convert a PC ps/2 (personal system 2) keyboard to usb for use on a ps/2 (Playstation2).

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THATS WHAT I THINK TO, DON'T LET IT CONFUSE YOU GUYS.