my computer is not detecting a mouse connected, but it say's i could safely connect a serial mouse. I don't understand why it's not detecting because i had no problems before, then one day my mouse just stoped working!
2007-09-29 04:48:20 · 6 answers · asked by Antonio M 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
The PS/2 port is round, while the serial port is a 9-pin. rounded rectangle. Every PC has one of the serial ports. Check your BIOS setup to make sure the port is enabled.
For best compatibility, you can use a USB mouse. It would be recognized as soon as you plug it in. The USB mouse would be faster than a serial mouse too. However, if you already have a serial mouse and the port is enabled, use that for now.
2007-09-29 05:18:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Serial Mouse Port
2016-12-12 18:12:34 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A serial mouse has a connector that looks allot like an AGP connector. I doubt that your computer has a "serial mouse" port. I would try a USB mouse. If your system has USB 2.0 it should work just fine.
It sounds like your computer is no longer supporting the PS2 mouse port. This could just be a bios setting problem, but more then likely the port no longer works.
2007-09-29 05:08:56 · answer #3 · answered by Ron M 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Serial is old, don't use it, and your PS/2 port is dead. Buy a USB mouse instead and go for the optical version.
2007-10-02 20:27:01 · answer #4 · answered by cartfan300 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Serial mouse picture:
http://www.hitech-solutions.com/images/products/PS2_Serial.jpg
PS/2 Mouse picture
http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/1268646/2/istockphoto_1268646_ps2_mouse.jpg
2007-09-29 05:52:14 · answer #5 · answered by Jimmbo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-28 07:08:23 · answer #6 · answered by pafel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋