Can you use 2x PS/2 with Logitech MX Duo?

[MIDIman]

I'm thinking about picking up a Logitech MX Duo. The connectors for it however are 1 USB and 1 PS/2...how exactly does this work? Can you put a USB->PS/2 adapter on the USB connector?

Just curious if it'll work with my PS/2-only KVM...

 

[jeece]

Well, I have an MX700 mouse. Its wire is USB, but there's a PS/2 adapter included and it worked fine with my KVM (cheap ATEN brand).

 

[sillyguy]

mx duo has two PS/2 connectors.. one for mouse, one for keyboard. i'm not sure about KVMs for mx duo (i hear lots of issues about the hot keys), but the PS/2 ports are not a concern.

 

[MIDIman]

Originally posted by: sillyguy
mx duo has two PS/2 connectors.. one for mouse, one for keyboard. i'm not sure about KVMs for mx duo (i hear lots of issues about the hot keys), but the PS/2 ports are not a concern.

Just had my friend look at his - he says it is clearly a combined stuck-together cable with 1 USB and 1 PS/2, the mouse being USB and the keyboard being PS/2

...think its ok to just use a PS/2 adapter on the mouse's USB?

 

[dc5]

Originally posted by: MIDIman
I'm thinking about picking up a Logitech MX Duo. The connectors for it however are 1 USB and 1 PS/2...how exactly does this work? Can you put a USB->PS/2 adapter on the USB connector?

Just curious if it'll work with my PS/2-only KVM...

if you want to use usb then all you need to do is only plug in the usb. the usb will work for the mouse/keyboard. if you decide to use ps/2 then you would need to plug both ps/2 mouse and keyboard

 

[dc5]

Originally posted by: MIDIman

Originally posted by: sillyguy
mx duo has two PS/2 connectors.. one for mouse, one for keyboard. i'm not sure about KVMs for mx duo (i hear lots of issues about the hot keys), but the PS/2 ports are not a concern.

Just had my friend look at his - he says it is clearly a combined stuck-together cable with 1 USB and 1 PS/2, the mouse being USB and the keyboard being PS/2

...think its ok to just use a PS/2 adapter on the mouse's USB?

i have the mx duo and the ps/2 is for the mouse NOT for keyboard.

 

[3chordcharlie]

Originally posted by: MIDIman

Originally posted by: sillyguy
mx duo has two PS/2 connectors.. one for mouse, one for keyboard. i'm not sure about KVMs for mx duo (i hear lots of issues about the hot keys), but the PS/2 ports are not a concern.

Just had my friend look at his - he says it is clearly a combined stuck-together cable with 1 USB and 1 PS/2, the mouse being USB and the keyboard being PS/2

...think its ok to just use a PS/2 adapter on the mouse's USB?

It works on the older 'elite' duo. why would they have one ps/2 connector at all if you couldn't do it? (the whole thing works just on usb anyway if you hook it up that way)

 

[sillyguy]

Originally posted by: MIDIman

it is clearly a combined stuck-together cable with 1 USB and 1 PS/2, the mouse being USB and the keyboard being PS/2

...think its ok to just use a PS/2 adapter on the mouse's USB?

actually it's the other way around... mouse being PS/2 and keyboard being USB. but that's ok, because a usb-PS/2 adapter is included for keyboard.

here's a pic: http://members.shaw.ca/waynenwh/mxduo_conn.JPG