StarTech.com Replacement PS/2 Keyboard to USB Adapter - F/M - Keyboard adapter - PS/2 (F) to USB (M) - GC46MFKEY, Purple

good product

Doesn't work for my Dell Keyboard and apparently this is pretty common for older keyboards. Here's what I found out...In general, most users having trouble connecting their keyboard to newer computers are looking for a ps/2 to USB signal CONVERTER. These devices use an integrated circuit (pre-programmed chip) to actively translate the ps/2 keyboard signal and convert it into a USB keyboard signal. SO why is this company selling a product that won't necessarily work? Well they know that most people are not going to bother returning a $6 purchase right. Well not me, the ups store is near me and this thing is going back for a refund, it's not the money it's the principal.

FYI - This device does not change an older PS/2 to USB because you want it to. It has to be made with this ability to do so.I bought this device for a totally different reason and it worked like a champ.We use KVM extenders to place a keyboard, mouse and monitor hundreds of feet away from the actually pc panel in which protects the pc from surge, heat and dirt. Newer pcs only come with usb and we needed to test out a newer pc setup on this one machine, but the KVM extender (over 300 bucks) was PS/2. The people are already using a wireless mouse and keyboard set, so I only needed to get the screen to come up.Unfortunately, the PS/2 connectors supply power to the transmitter. This device allowed the power from the usb to be input into the transmitter and get the vga on again. Worked like a charm, did exactly what I needed.Please do some research before reviewing a product saying that it doesn't work. Not everything does what you want it to because you think it should. Your ps/2 device would have to have been made with this in mind and not many except those made towards the end would have gone this way. USB devices to be ran from the ps/2 port, very common. A PS/2 device running off USB, not very common at all.

It didn't work. End of story.I tried plugging it in after the computer booted up, I tried booting up the computer with the thing plugged in. The computer never recognized that there WAS anything plugged in.Why, then, am I giving it three starts instead of one?Because I'm giving it the benefit of the doubt.See, I've seen reviews on these things saying they don't work on Windows Vista.And if it doesn't work on Vista, it's QUITE possible that it won't work on Windows 7, either.Plus I've seen other articles saying they only work on certain kinds of keyboards...that the KEYBOARD has to support the ability to use a USB port.Given that my dad also tried it on his XP netbook, which recognized that something was plugged in but wouldn't USE it...I'm betting it's some combination of the two.On the other hand, it gets ONLY three stars for two reasons:1, if I'd known it wasn't compatible (assuming that's the problem), I would never have bought it.And 2, there's no real reason for it NOT to work on newer versions of Windows.

I have an old keyboard with a round keyboard plug for a desktop computer I bought 20 years ago. I had since switched to laptops, but when it was time to upgrade, I decided to save money and get a new desktop instead. To save even more money, I decided to keep my old keyboard only to discover that newer computers no longer have round keyboard outlets, just USB outlets. I therefore bought this connector, but my keyboard still did not work. I do not know if this is because my keyboard is old and no longer works, if my computer does not recognize such an old keyboard, or if there’s a problem with the connector. In the end, I went to Target and bought a wireless keyboard and connected this so that I now have a functioning computer. I should have returned the connector since I am not using it, but I never got around to doing so prior to the return window closing which is my own fault.

These little adapters work just as advertised. They are becoming hard to find as most people no longer have the PS2 connection for their keyboard, mouse, etc. Of course, it's easy to just plug-in and use. It's fully functional and has made outdated items, that are still useful and in great condition, available even for today's computer equipment. Highly recommend this little adapter!

I got this for my MS-natural knockoff (Liteon SK-6000) and it does NOT work. But then, this keyboard never was designed to use a USB convertor, so I was kind of expecting it to not work, but still hoping it would. Alas, it didn't, which the description does say, so I'm writing this review to warn anyone else hoping it'll work with this same model keyboard, that it really won't. There's other devices on Amazon that do, keep looking for them.

Build quality, may or may not work with all conversion. Some research has to be done.