Can't detect mouse?

[DC]

Hi

I have my mouse connected to my computer through the com1 serial port.
Got a new optical mouse and attempted to connect it via the PS/2 mouse
port. System doesn't detect the mouse. Tried the mouse on my laptop and
it is detected fine. Does anyone have any thoughts about what I might do
to get the new mouse detected by my computer? Thanks for any help.

Dave
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[Guest]

Not much help, but can comment. I've had several systems where the ps2 goes
down and I have to run the mouse from usb. Ironically, my issue today is with
installing a bluetooth usb mouse and in the process I have now lost ps2 on
this machine and have had to transfer over to usb. Thank God that is working.
Can you hook the new one to usb to test?

 

[Dave]

Not much help, but can comment. I've had several systems where the ps2 goes
down and I have to run the mouse from usb. Ironically, my issue today is with
installing a bluetooth usb mouse and in the process I have now lost ps2 on
this machine and have had to transfer over to usb. Thank God that is working.
Can you hook the new one to usb to test?

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Keith

Thanks for the suggestion. I just connect the mouse to the USB port and
it was detected. I have more USB devices that I do ports so will have to
get a Hub. Thanks for your help.

Dave

 

[Guest]

Keith

Thanks for the suggestion. I just connect the mouse to the USB port and
it was detected. I have more USB devices that I do ports so will have to
get a Hub. Thanks for your help.

Dave

I just got a hub myself yesterday. More wires, more fun. One thing that
someone pointed out to me was to get one with lots of space between ports. I
got a Targus pocket one which seems great, but if I had those wide memory
sticks with the circular parts, this wouldn't be so great. My pny 512 with
aluminum case can still sit 2 side by side on the targus.