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ISA card with connection for serial/ps2 mouse?

  • 17-04-2001 7:23am
    #1
    easy guv'nor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 150 ✭✭


    Anyone have one of the above they'd be willing to sell?
    Trying to fix an ancient system and just can't get a serial/ps2 mouse working thru the com ports.

    Cheers


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  • #2
    easy guv'nor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 150 ✭✭easy guv'nor


    awww
    c'mon you guys tongue.gif


    even any ideas where I might pick up one?



  • #3
    Gerry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,457 ✭✭✭Gerry


    You need a multi - io card, preferably one with just serial ports on it but they are so rare now you are better off trying to get the existing setup working. Go into the bios setup, check the com ports are enabled. perhaps you need a 25 pin to 9 pin adapter, to try the mouse on the other serial port. These adapters are still available. In windows, in control panel -> system -> device manager -> ports , see if you have any com ports there.


  • #4
    Jademan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 95 ✭✭Jademan


    You can get the above adapters in Places like Maplins & Peats. Recommend you get a serial card though as my experiance with adapters (parellel - serial) was one worked in three!


  • #5
    easy guv'nor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 150 ✭✭easy guv'nor


    thanks guys - I'll give that a try.


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