Replacement PS/2 Keyboard to USB Adapter - M/F

by StarTech

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.2 x 0.8 x 7.3 inches ; 0.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009RKLMG
• Item model number: GC46MFKEY
• Average Customer Review: 1.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (65 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #447 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 29, 2008

Product Description

This PS/2 Keyboard to USB Adapter features a USB-A male connector and a 6-Din (PS/2) female port, allowing you to connect a PS/2 keyboard to a computer through a USB port. Please Note: This product is designed as a replacement adapter for keyboards that originally shipped with a PS/2-USB converter. If your product did not ship with a converter, we suggest trying StarTech.com's USBPS2PC instead.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

390 of 392 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A tutorial on USB to PS/2 adaptors, March 5, 2008

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David in Brazil "David" (Belo Horizonte, Brasil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Replacement PS/2 Keyboard to USB Adapter - M/F (Personal Computers)

OK, folks, listen up. There are two kinds of USB - PS/2 adapters. There's this kind, which simply changes one plug for another. It doesn't do any signal processing at all - it's just a dumb plug changer. For most of you, this will not work, because in order to use a PS/2 keyboard with a USB plug in the back of your computer, your adapter needs to change the signal somewhat. That's why you see the more expensive adapters - about $12 to $15. Those have circuitry inside them that actually changes the PS/2 output of your keyboard into a signal that the USB input of your computer will recognize. I learned this the hard way, too.

116 of 116 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars REPLACEMENT adapter, September 24, 2006

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P. Flynn (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Replacement PS/2 Keyboard to USB Adapter - M/F (Personal Computers)

The description here does not tell the whole story. The manufacturer's website states:

"This product is designed as a replacement adapter for keyboards that originally shipped with a PS/2 to USB converter. If your product did not ship with a converter, we suggest trying a USBPS2PC instead."

I believe this is why the other reviewers are complaining that the product doesn't work. I'm going to buy the "USBPS2PC", which I also found on Amazon (product number B00028OP2Y).

44 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Frustration, June 15, 2007

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R. Peters (Green Bay, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Replacement PS/2 Keyboard to USB Adapter - M/F (Personal Computers)

These PS2-USB "adapters" are the worst thing to ever come from mankind. Why? All they do is switch over wires to a different plug. They do not "magically" make ps2 products usb compatible or the other way around. Almost never in the product description is this told. Many people have bought these to be very disappointed that they don't work. On the other hand, if you know you have a compatible keyboard, they work well. Make sure your keyboard states it's compatible with usb-ps2 adapters before buying an adapter! The work of actually converting formats is done by the keyboard, not the "adapter".