First post, by Jason21
I know not all PS/2 mice work in serial mode, but this mouse specially says "Serial-Mouse Port Compatible" and also lists 12v power usage (and 5v) which I believe is serial-only. v2.0 Part No 58264
I'd tried using a PS/2 to serial adapter I found in a drawer and it didn't work, so I bought a new one to be safe, still not working - details from listing below.
It works fine in PS/2 mode, but is not detected on the two PC's (486 and P 233) I've tried using the MS Mouse 9.01 driver and CuteMouse. I know the serial port is good because I've used a wiModem232 on it.
Is there something special about the PS/2 adapter on these mice, or anything else I can try?
Mouse adapter for PS/2 mouse to Serial DB-9 Port.
These work on only mouses that are dual type.
Female PS/2 Mini-DIN 6 to Female DB-9
Wiring Format
MiniDin-6 F ------ DB-9 F
1-------------------1
3-------------------3,9
4-------------------2,5,7
5-------------------6
G-------------------G