Difference between revisions of "PS/2 Port"

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Older ThinkPads typically feature a Female PS/2 Mouse Port, which can also support PS/2 Keyboards when used with a special PS/2 splitter cable.
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The PS/2 port is a 6-pin Female Mini-DIN connector, named after the IBM PS/2 (Personal Systems/2) computers that first featured it.
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There are 3 different versions of the port found on ThinkPads and the Docks and Port Replicators:
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* PS/2 Mouse
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* PS/2 Keyboard
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* PS/2 Mouse with PS/2 Keyboard (requires a PS/2 splitter cable for the keyboard)
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Older ThinkPads typically feature the combined PS/2 port, meaning you need the special PS/2 splitter cable to directly attach a PS/2 Keyboard.<br>
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On Docks and Port replicators you can either find the combined port, or two individual ports for Keyboard and Mouse.
  
 
Current ThinkPads no longer have a physical PS/2 port, but still have the logic integrated, all that is required is to attach the ThinkPad to a supported Dock or Port Replicator with a PS/2 port.
 
Current ThinkPads no longer have a physical PS/2 port, but still have the logic integrated, all that is required is to attach the ThinkPad to a supported Dock or Port Replicator with a PS/2 port.

Revision as of 18:11, 7 February 2006

The PS/2 port is a 6-pin Female Mini-DIN connector, named after the IBM PS/2 (Personal Systems/2) computers that first featured it.

There are 3 different versions of the port found on ThinkPads and the Docks and Port Replicators:

  • PS/2 Mouse
  • PS/2 Keyboard
  • PS/2 Mouse with PS/2 Keyboard (requires a PS/2 splitter cable for the keyboard)

Older ThinkPads typically feature the combined PS/2 port, meaning you need the special PS/2 splitter cable to directly attach a PS/2 Keyboard.
On Docks and Port replicators you can either find the combined port, or two individual ports for Keyboard and Mouse.

Current ThinkPads no longer have a physical PS/2 port, but still have the logic integrated, all that is required is to attach the ThinkPad to a supported Dock or Port Replicator with a PS/2 port.


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