[philthomas]

No ... but it might get the machine booted.
If it does you may be able to install the driver for your USB PCI Card and use the USB Keyboard

I know its a long shot, but worth a try.

[cope]

I think I just figured out what the problem is. I only have one PS/2 socket which I think is for a mouse and not a keyboard. The socket for the keyboard is an older one named D-subminiature. Here is what I exactly have (The left socket is for mouses and right one for keyboards):


I still have the mouse that can fit in there but I don't have the keyboard.

My BIOS probably doesn't even know the existence of usb so it doesn't recognize my usb card and keyboard.
So is there anything I can do from there?

[xactly]

I would invest in a new motherboard. It is called a "DB25" connection.

What did you want the PC for anyhow?

[philthomas]

This must be a very old machine. Where did it come from a museum
The left hand socket looks to me like an old serial mouse socket, it's not a not a PS/2
You could get an adaptor :



As for the right socket .... are you sure that's for a keyboard ? .... it looks suspiciously lik a Parallel Port to me.

[xactly]

Originally Posted by philthomas

The left hand socket looks to me like an old serial mouse socket, it's not a not a PS/2

He is not saying it is a PS/2 connection, he is saying he has a PS/2 connection on the motherboard.

Originally Posted by philthomas

As for the right socket .... are you sure that's for a keyboard ? .... it looks suspiciously lik a Parallel Port to me.

"This connector type is also used frequently for equipment that conforms to RS-232 serial data communication as well, so don't always assume if you see one of these connectors that it is always parallel."

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Serial_...plete_Wikibook

[philthomas]

Quote :

" Here is what I exactly have (The left socket is for mouses and right one for keyboards)":
.... this suggests to me he may be confusing the Serial port with a PS/2 port.
He may have a PS/2 mouse port as well, but this is not clear.

A parallel port is an old style printer port

[xactly]

Originally Posted by philthomas

A parallel port is an old style printer port

Thanks but I already knew.

I would upgrade the motherboard as it is apparent that there are no adapters for the DB-25 connection, I doubt there are any headers on the motherboard so that a USB PCI card can be installed. Either that or try getting hold of a keyboard with a DB25 Male connection.

[philthomas]

I think it may be a good idea if cope posted the specs of this machine, or at least the Make/Model and year of manufacture .... then we can all stop guessing

[cope]

My projects for that computer were to make a print server, file server and a web server.

Its the only computer I was able to find at home that still works(not counting the one I'm using on daily basis). I have one which is more recent that would be way better but the memory is dead. But I think it would be simpler if I would get some memory for this one.

Thanks a lot for your all help,

Cope

[xactly]

Well, good luck .