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| slapaham:
I got this bomb of a PC free and I want to MAME it as it's no good for anything else! :lol However, the bloody thing won't boot up, complaining there is no keyboard present... well, it won't accept a USB one on booting up and I can get into the BIOS without having a keyboard connected so that's crap! :banghead: I look on the back and these are the only connections it has - no freakin PS/2 connection, of course! ::) I'm taking it that the deepset socket in the top left hand corner of the photo is where I want to connect both the Keyboard and the Mouse - however, what on earth cable do I need to achieve this!? I've never seen a thing like it! This machine is the pits! :badmood: Can anyone suggest anyway around this problem or a place I can get this stupid cable from? Thanks (in advance) to anyone who can help! :cheers: |
| Haterot:
Thats an OLD keyboard connector. Think original IBM days. 5pin connector. Some info http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/AT+keyboard+connector |
| Malenko:
that round one is the keyboard hole. you need a big keyboard to PS2 adapter |
| RyoriNoTetsujin:
Dude, really? That's for an old AT keyboard... haven't seen that in a long while. Good luck with that. --- Quote from: slapaham on August 04, 2009, 09:50:07 am ---I got this bomb of a PC free and I want to MAME it as it's no good for anything else! :lol --- End quote --- It probably won't even be good for that, unless you're running the much older versions of MAME (.36?) You're better off putting a request out on Freecycle if you want a free computer to MAME. ... ninja'd no doubt. |
| dirkomatic:
Wow that's an old machine... Or at least an old case. For that machine, you'll either have to use a USB mouse or most likely a serial mouse. You'll need an adapter (http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10414&cs_id=1041401&p_id=1127&seq=1&format=2) to hook up a keyboard... |
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