PS2 Splitter problem

[Abe M]

Hey all, I have a laptop with only one PS/2 port and I am running winxp Pro with SP1. I have a PS2 keyboard and mouse and when I plug both into the splitter only one device works. I can unplug either one and they work fine but when both are plugged in on
ly the mouse or keyboard works.

Any thoughts on this?

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

How about using a USB mouse instead. Probable cause is that the power in
the notebook is not sufficient to utilize both keyboard and mouse on the
same port.

Cari
www.coribright.com

"Abe M" > wrote in message
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> Hey all, I have a laptop with only one PS/2 port and I am running winxp
> Pro with SP1. I have a PS2 keyboard and mouse and when I plug both into
> the splitter only one device works. I can unplug either one and they work
> fine but when both are plugged in only the mouse or keyboard works.
>
> Any thoughts on this?