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| | Features | Product Description StarTech keyboard adapter Type Keyboard adapterConnector(s) 1 x 6 pin mini-D (color may vary)Connector(s) (Other Side) 1 x 4 pin USB Type A - maleManufacturer Warranty Limited lifetime warranty Type Keyboard adapter ConnectivityConnector(s) 1 x 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style) - femaleProduct Description StarTech keyboard adapter Type Keyboard adapter Connector(s) 1 x 6 pin mini-D (color may vary)
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| | Description | This PS/2 Keyboard to USB Adapter features a USB-A male connector and a 6-Din (PS/2) female port, allowing you to connect a PS/2 keyboard to a computer through a USB port. Please Note: This product is designed as a replacement adapter for keyboards that originally shipped with a PS/2-USB converter. If your product did not ship with a converter, we suggest trying StarTech.com's USBPS2PC instead. | |
| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 3.23 inches | | Product Width: | 0.79 inches | | Product Height: | 7.32 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.04 pounds | | Package Length: | 4.9 inches | | Package Width: | 3.7 inches | | Package Height: | 0.2 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.05 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 70 reviews |
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| | Customer Reviews | Average Customer Review: ( 70 customer reviews )
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432 of 434 found the following review helpful:
 A tutorial on USB to PS/2 adaptors Mar 05, 2008
By David in Brazil
"David"
OK, folks, listen up. There are two kinds of USB - PS/2 adapters. There's this kind, which simply changes one plug for another. It doesn't do any signal processing at all - it's just a dumb plug changer. For most of you, this will not work, because in order to use a PS/2 keyboard with a USB plug in the back of your computer, your adapter needs to change the signal somewhat. That's why you see the more expensive adapters - about $12 to $15. Those have circuitry inside them that actually changes the PS/2 output of your keyboard into a signal that the USB input of your computer will recognize. I learned this the hard way, too.
127 of 128 found the following review helpful:
REPLACEMENT adapter Sep 25, 2006
By P. Flynn
The description here does not tell the whole story. The manufacturer's website states:
"This product is designed as a replacement adapter for keyboards that originally shipped with a PS/2 to USB converter. If your product did not ship with a converter, we suggest trying a USBPS2PC instead."
I believe this is why the other reviewers are complaining that the product doesn't work. I'm going to buy the "USBPS2PC", which I also found on Amazon (product number B00028OP2Y).
46 of 47 found the following review helpful:
 Frustration Jun 16, 2007
By R. Peters
These PS2-USB "adapters" are the worst thing to ever come from mankind. Why? All they do is switch over wires to a different plug. They do not "magically" make ps2 products usb compatible or the other way around. Almost never in the product description is this told. Many people have bought these to be very disappointed that they don't work. On the other hand, if you know you have a compatible keyboard, they work well. Make sure your keyboard states it's compatible with usb-ps2 adapters before buying an adapter! The work of actually converting formats is done by the keyboard, not the "adapter".
14 of 14 found the following review helpful:
Bottomline: It does not work with either of my PS2 keyboards Aug 03, 2006
By Cheng Huang
When plugged into an USB port, windows XP complains that the device cannot be recognized. I tried both USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 ports on an old compaq presario and new dell computers. The same problem.
12 of 13 found the following review helpful:
 Do Your Research Jan 13, 2011
By R. Schmidt
"Run. Drum. Write. Climb."
You can't simply plug a PS/2 keyboard into a USB port, unless the computer is smart enough to understand how to deal with the signals coming from the PS/2 device. Sure, some computers can do it, and so you would use this adapter. But it's not a converter, and does not claim to be one. It cannot do magic.
If you bought it and it doesn't "work", you should have done your research. It doesn't make sense to me to simply jump on Amazon and order something without knowing whether it's what you need. I don't think it's fair to give one star and complain. The product does exactly what it's supposed to do. All you had to do was Google "how to connect a PS/2 keyboard to a USB port" or something before clicking "Add to Cart".
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