Hi everyone, would appreciated if someone can answer my doubt.
The PS2 to USB converter in question are those that can allow an USB mouse to be used on a PS2 port on a PC. I tried plugging in my thumbdrive into the converter, and the thumbdrive would not work. Anyone can provide technical answer to proof it will not work is very much welcomed. If u actually made the thumbdrive work using the converter, please tell me too. Is it possible at all?
Thank you to everyone who answered, attempted to answer or had given a thought about the question! :D
2007-01-09 01:56:33 · 6 answers · asked by cboonh 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Ok that wont work for a myriad of reasons, the ps2 port isnt read for usb type devices so even if you got the power and data to work it wouldnt ever be recognized.
here are two pinoyts you can see they are not compatible
http://users.tkk.fi/~then/mytexts/mouse.html
http://pinouts.ru/Slots/USB_pinout.shtml
If you have an older computer that you want to make use compatible there are lowcost usb cards that you can add usb ports, make sure that the operating system supports usb, windows 95 not really, late verwsions of windows 98 just barely with the correct drivers.
2007-01-09 02:17:11 · answer #1 · answered by skaterboiz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not possible.
Essentially two reasons...
A mouse is a very low-demaind serial device and a PS/2 port is pretty low spec. A USB memory device isn't low-demand and needs a USB bandwidth to deliver anything sensible by way of throughput. What's a mouse? a few hundred bits per second? That would be tens of bytes a second... the order of a Kbyte a minute... you'd die of boredom copying your MP3 files over that.
The drivers expect to talk to USB memory devices over the USB line. There isn't a driver that expects to talk to memory cards over the PS/2 port.
There may even be an electrical reason... like the ps/2 to USB isn't just a piece of wiring... I've never cut one up. Even if it is just a bunch of wires the two above will sink using a USB memory stick on the PS/2 port.
2007-01-09 02:13:09 · answer #2 · answered by bambamitsdead 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The usb drive needs power to work and the ps2 port does not supply that.
The converter is good enough to make a keyboard or mouse work but that is all.
2007-01-09 02:08:26 · answer #3 · answered by r s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
purchase your self a 4 port usb hub, it provide you with 4 usb ports and you run it from the a million usb port you have loose, you may get hubs with a bigger form of ports in case you want yet be beneficial to get a hub with its own skill supply, or you may get a 4 usb port pci card which you slot into an obtainable pci slot interior the decrease back of your pc, with this you'll ought to open up the pc and greater wholesome it right into a pci slot on the mummy board
2016-12-12 07:39:31 · answer #4 · answered by livesay 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
um... you ps/2 ports are intended for use with a mouse or keyboard and thats it , they are not like usb ports.
2007-01-09 02:07:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no they made sure that the PS2 dont support the PC at all unless you buy stuff for it and no you cant do what your trying to do. ive tryed so
2007-01-09 02:23:27 · answer #6 · answered by Mark ツ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋