PAhydrohead

I have an old computer from work that the kids use and the mouse crapped out. Unfortunately, it has a 9-pin serial connector and all the ones at the big box stores are PS/2 or USB. The computer doesn't have a PS/2 or USB port. I bought an optical mouse and an 9-pin to PS/2 adaptor but it won't work.

Where can you buy an old school mouse with a 9-pin connector?

Or is it easier to buy a USB or PS/2 port and go with a modern mouse?

cootees

Wow, I have completely forgot about those. You're best bet would be to buy a usb card. Make sure you have an extra slot first though. I know a lot of the old school computers came without any spare slots.

Cebby

Bill - I probably have one you can have. Let me dig through my boxes 'o crap in my garage.

PAhydrohead

Thanks Mike,

Let me know if you find anything. In the mean time, I'll take the case apart to see if it has any spare slots to accept a USB board.

89macrunner

i might have an extra usb card or a mouse sitting around my house...ill let you know

mike_d

here are enough to last you until the apocalypse.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Lot-of-6-Microso...QQcmdZViewItem

arjan

Usb cards are usually PCI, if the computer has a PCI slot it usually has a ps/2 mouse connection too. They were around before PCI was around. Most motherboards have a ps/2 connection, the trick is to find the little internal cable to use it.

jacksonpt

you could use a USB-to-serial adapter.

arjan

Then you create a serial port out of a usb port. He already has the serial port and doesn't have the usb port at the moment. I've never seen one work the other way, and I don't think thats possible. Usb is way faster then a serial port.

PAhydrohead

Tried that and it didn't work . Thanks though. More specifically, I bought a new mouse with a USB connector that also included a USB to PS/2 adaptor. Then I bought a PS/2 to serial adaptor which didn't work.

tulsa_97SR5

Ahhh, i've had to use an adapter before, but not two like that. Do you have a ps/2 mouse you could try with just the 9 pin adapter? I bet that would work.

PAhydrohead

Yep, tried that too, doesn't work.