Connecting PS/2 mouse to serial (com) port

[Joeblogs]

Help! Please can anyone tell me why my PS/2 mouse wont work when connected, via an adaptor, to the serial port of a system that doesn't have a PS/2 socket.

The mouse works well into another computer with the appropriate socket and the computer works well with a mouse with a serial plug

 

[JungleJoe]

Does it work on that system before? If it does, try reboot, it might help.

 

[JungleJoe]

Forgot to mention, you might also want to try to go to the BIOS setting to see if COM ports are disabled. Just a thought.....

 

[Joeblogs]

Thanks Junglejoe. I have re-booted etc. Also another mouse with serial connector works OK on the system so the bios and the system are OK.

 

[stevewm]

For those adapters to work the mouse has to actually support working in serial mode. From the sound of it yours doesn't. Many new mice don't.