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LYHTSPD · 10-16-2006, 10:48 PM

I honestly don't see how the OP's hardwire method will work with a PS/2 keyboard. From what I have read, a PS/2 keyboard with talk with the motherboad controller back and forth to and uses an initilization sequence to confirm the existince of each other. I am not sure that just using a resistor to drop the voltage across the +5v line will do anything (maybe for an AT style keyboard). My advice is to basically get an old PS/2 keyboard, tear the driver chip out of it and solder it the PS/2 cord. I had to do this with a mouse for my problem in my earlier post and it works like a charm.

10-16-2006, 10:48 PM	#19
LYHTSPD Constant Bitrate LYHTSPD's CarPC Specs Join Date: Jul 2006 Vehicle: 2004 Subaru WRX Posts: 132 My Photos: ()	I honestly don't see how the OP's hardwire method will work with a PS/2 keyboard. From what I have read, a PS/2 keyboard with talk with the motherboad controller back and forth to and uses an initilization sequence to confirm the existince of each other. I am not sure that just using a resistor to drop the voltage across the +5v line will do anything (maybe for an AT style keyboard). My advice is to basically get an old PS/2 keyboard, tear the driver chip out of it and solder it the PS/2 cord. I had to do this with a mouse for my problem in my earlier post and it works like a charm.