Hi everyone. I couldn't find the 'Stupid Questions' forum so I thought I'd post here
Now seriously, I'm trying to hack together the following:
<USB device> --> USB-to-PS2 mouse port adapt[e/o]r --> old PS2-to-serial adapt[e/o]r --> old serial-port bit (the ones with the L-bracket and 9-pin block connector that plugs into the system board) plugged into the USB connector on my DFI K6VB3+ Rev. AB+ motherboard.
I know it's totally crazy, but do you guys think such a thing could ever be rigged together? I'd appreciate any answers
Damián
strange experiment.. USB dev. > USB->PS2 adpt. > ..
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- The New Guy
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So in essence you want to use a COM port mouse on USB...correct?
CPU - DFI 586IPVG, K6-2/+ 450 (Cyrix MII 433), i430VX, 128MB EDO.
BIOS patched by BiosMan (Jan Steunebrink).
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No, not quite (I was afraid my description wouldn't be too clear, as I'm not a native to English).KachiWachi wrote:So in essence you want to use a COM port mouse on USB...correct?
I want to be able to hook up any kind of USB device -within reasonable limits- such as flash drives and web-cams. It's one of those 'round peg into a square hole' things .
I've got one of these-
..one of these..
..one of these..
..and one of these on my motherboard-
<9-pin block connector sticking out of the main board .. couldn't find a pic I could hotlink here>
In essence, what I want is to plug the USB device into the first (USB->PS/2) adapter, that into the PS/2-to-serial adapter, that into the DB9 socket at the end of the flat cable-thingy -see pic above-, and that into the USB, not serial connector block on my motherboard.
I hope it makes more sense now .. at this point I realize it's totally crazy, but I still wonder what you guys might think about it.
Thanks for taking the time to look
Damián
(sorry about the size of the images, I tried sourcing them from the thumbnails on Google Images but they wouldn't display)
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So you want one of these then -
Belkin USB Pro Series Motherboard Cable Part #F3U001 -> http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductP ... t_Id=17894
Belkin USB Pro Series Motherboard Cable Part #F3U001 -> http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductP ... t_Id=17894
CPU - DFI 586IPVG, K6-2/+ 450 (Cyrix MII 433), i430VX, 128MB EDO.
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BIOS patched by BiosMan (Jan Steunebrink).
I suppose. I just don't feel like paying $30 . Thanks thoughKachiWachi wrote:So you want one of these then -
Belkin USB Pro Series Motherboard Cable Part #F3U001 -> http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductP ... t_Id=17894
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I *suppose* you could put the adapters together...but you would have to MAKE SURE that the continuity pin-to-pin works out correctly...
I purchased mine for $15 (US)...though I have seen them for $12 retail...even less online...
I purchased mine for $15 (US)...though I have seen them for $12 retail...even less online...
CPU - DFI 586IPVG, K6-2/+ 450 (Cyrix MII 433), i430VX, 128MB EDO.
BIOS patched by BiosMan (Jan Steunebrink).
BIOS patched by BiosMan (Jan Steunebrink).
I just did . Not exactly the way I'd initially planned on, though- I was working on something else and found the tail end (female) of a keyboard/mouse extension cord I'd once hacked to fix a k/b which 'd had its cord ripped off .. anyway, I then found one of those four-wire thingies you [used to] get with CD/DVD[-R] drives, the ones you hook[ed] up to the soundcard or motherboard.KachiWachi wrote:I *suppose* you could put the adapters together...but you would have to MAKE SURE that the continuity pin-to-pin works out correctly...
And the little four-pin block connectors on that one looked like they'd fit the USB pins on my moBo just fine, so I hacked one end off, looked up all the pin-outs on the Web, soldered the four wires together, checked the whole thing with a multimeter (continuity), crossed my fingers and plugged it right in .. 2 seconds later the little 'New Hardware Found' window popped up.. yay!
Now I just need some heat-shrink tubing to finish it up properly, and I'm up and running!
Thanks for chiming in, KachiWachi. Take care
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Cool...glad you found something that worked out for you!
(LOL...it ALWAYS pays to keep a "junk box". )
(LOL...it ALWAYS pays to keep a "junk box". )
CPU - DFI 586IPVG, K6-2/+ 450 (Cyrix MII 433), i430VX, 128MB EDO.
BIOS patched by BiosMan (Jan Steunebrink).
BIOS patched by BiosMan (Jan Steunebrink).