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August 5th, 2004 16:00
External Keyboard and Mouse
Can I use the ps2 connection on the back of my Inspiron 2650 with a y-splitter and use oth my external keyboard and external mouse at the same time? If yes, how do I do it? I can use each of them individually with the splitter, but wen I connect both the keyboard and mouse to the splitter, neither the mouse or the keypad works but the keyboard does. I then have to reboot to get the touchpad to work again.
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DELL-BobT
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August 5th, 2004 18:00
pmalone99,
Thank you for using the Dell Community Forum.
The only consideration when using a splitter is that if the jack is powered, there may not be enough power to make both devices work.
I ran across this, personally, when I was trying to attach two sets of speakers to my desktop unit. The jack provided enough power for three speakers, not four. The principle may be similar here.
pmalone99
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August 5th, 2004 18:00
DELL-BobT
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August 5th, 2004 19:00
pmalone99,
You are treading on territory that I have not seen yet. When I was using a splitter for my speakers, it was unpowered. The result was that only 3 speakers worked. This may or may not be similar in your case.
KingShep
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August 10th, 2004 20:00
Hi,
Is it possible to connect an external Keyboard and Mouse to Inspirion 1000 ? If so, how ? Could someone pls. post the details..
Thanks.
pmalone99
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August 10th, 2004 20:00