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| Thenasty:
there are alot of questions really that could have been answered in a second if they just try it and find out, then post if you had any problems if any. I did not want to sound rude but it was common sense that if you just try it, you would have found out right away. Now there was no mentioned of you not having it yet, nor you had any problems with it at all, or stating that you are thinking of buying one and wanting to know if it works. I do have an I-pac an I use the pass thru with no problems. |
| daywane:
still there os NO harm in asking. I have to explain very simple things at work all the time I do not mind. (well some times ) but still I just bite my lipe and explane it again |
| Thenasty:
--- Quote from: daywane on October 03, 2004, 06:47:44 pm ---still there os NO harm in asking. I have to explain very simple things at work all the time I do not mind. (well some times ) but still I just bite my lipe and explane it again --- End quote --- I guess it should have been " What happens when you tried it " heh ? :) |
| Sasquatch!:
--- Quote from: Thenasty on October 03, 2004, 05:42:20 pm ---there are alot of questions really that could have been answered in a second if they just try it and find out, then post if you had any problems if any. I did not want to sound rude but it was common sense that if you just try it, you would have found out right away. Now there was no mentioned of you not having it yet, nor you had any problems with it at all, or stating that you are thinking of buying one and wanting to know if it works. I do have an I-pac an I use the pass thru with no problems. --- End quote --- Sorry I bit your head off there, Nasty...I could've been more clear, but you could've not just thrown down the accusation of being lazy at me. Truce? :) Anyways, I do not currently own an IPAC, so I can't just try it. I'm asking this question because it'll help me decide if I want to get the regular IPAC or the IPACVE. If I can't use the pass-thru while the IPAC is using USB, then I'll probably go for the VE. You said that it works with no problems for you - you mean in USB mode? |
| AndyWarne:
When using the keyboard through the pass-through, with the I-PAC in USB mode, the I-PAC is working as a PS/2 to USB converter. This will work, but there will be some limitations, as there are with other "active" PS/2 to USB converters such as the Belkin. One of the issues is that in PS/2 mode the keyboard produces the auto-repeat but in USB mode the Windows driver does this, so there are two types of auto-repeat going on. Another issue is that some keyboards have poorly designed firmware (the Microsoft natural keyboard is an offender here) which sometimes miss the sending of key up-codes. This does not have a great effect on PS/2 but in USB mode any one single missing up-code will cause the Windows driver to go into auto-repeat mode. The belkin adaptor gets around this by issuing a spurious up-code after a pre-determined period of time (which is a good reason why it should never be used for gameplay!) So, although it will work, there might be some issues owing to the different way in which PS/2 and USB work. To answer the other point, if anyone has an I-PAC which does not keep it's settings (except the VE version) please email me as this is a fault which needs to be looked at. Andy |
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