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First post, by jheronimus

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Hi, all

Today I got a mechanical keyboard with an AT/XT switch. Unfortunately, it gives me a "bad keyboard" error on both an XT and 286 motherboard. When I disassembled it, turned out, that one of the wires on the keyboard connector was torn:

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I tried reclamping the wire and even soldering it to the clamp, but it still doesn't work. So I figured I might use a connector from another keyboard. It is AT-only:

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So I guess, since the connectors are different, I'll have to remove each individual cable with a clamp and put in into XT keyboard connector. Will that work? Do I have to rearrange the cables? If so, in what order? I don't want to ruin the AT keyboard as well, so I'd like some advice before I do this.

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Reply 1 of 1, by Ampera

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Honestly, just solder directly to the connector on the AT/XT keyboard. The connector is mostly for convenience in manufacture and disassembly. If you can't salvage the other connector, and can't find a new connector of the same type, don't just go cannibalize another keyboard. I would just solder to the male end of the connector on the AT/XT keyboard.

Good find, though. I have an 5150/60/70 keyboard (PC/XT/AT) myself, the KB101, but it's not mechanical.