wired mouse with a round connection where to buy?

horace_2

The wired mouse socket on my machine is circular but the only type of mouse now commonly available have USB connection. If I am unable to find one with a round connector will a USB one work on my machine?

Thanks for any replies.

h

spadoosh

as long as you have a USB slot it will work fine.

I wouldnt believe there made anymore (guessing though) but if you really want one ebay would be a good place to look.

neilwoods

ps/2 mouse are available to buy

Figment

For a direct replacement you need a mouse with a PS2 plug, but as mentioned above a USB one will work.

spadoosh

neilwoods wrote: »

ps/2 mouse are available to buy

Thought they went out with the floppy disk!!:eek:

tafelmoneysaver

If you can't find a mouse there are converters available: PS2 male -> USB female:

horace_2

Thank you all for your very prompt replies.

Regards.

h

J_B

tafelmoneysaver wrote: »

If you can't find a mouse there are converters available: PS2 male -> USB female:

+1

There are two in my 'bits n bobs' drawer if you get stuck :rotfl:

John_Gray

tafelmoneysaver wrote: »

If you can't find a mouse there are converters available: PS2 male -> USB female:

Unfortunately those "convert" USB mice to plug into a PS/2 socket on the PC. And recent USB mice don't allow this.

However most PS/2 mice are those with rubber balls to indicate the movement, not 'optical' mice. I have a large box of them which I haven't yet got round to recycling...

andy2004

just google PS/2 mouse. found a few,
heres a couple
http://www.ebuyer.com/205163-xenta-black-wired-3-button-optical-scroll-mouse-ps-2-hm5052-ps2?utm_source=google&utm_medium=products £2.49
look for sellers with free delivery or look in the poundshop sure they would have a few.
wilkinson's
http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/mice-keyboards+web-cams/trust-mouse-optical-ps2/invt/0262972/ £3.80, a trust make

A.Penny.Saved

Figment wrote: »

For a direct replacement you need a mouse with a PS2 plug, but as mentioned above a USB one will work.

Unfortunately not all PC's support USB mice correctly. Anything other than an operating system such as windows doesn't always work with a USB mouse unless there is Bios support which does USB mouse emulation for ps/2. In those rare events when Dos programs are run, drivers are needed which are a really nuisance.

John_Gray wrote: »

Unfortunately those "convert" USB mice to plug into a PS/2 socket on the PC. And recent USB mice don't allow this.

However most PS/2 mice are those with rubber balls to indicate the movement, not 'optical' mice. I have a large box of them which I haven't yet got round to recycling...

There are still loads of ps/2 mice available and most are optical.

That is true about the converters, I had a crap logitech 1500 mouse that was usb and would not work with one of those converters. A rubbish mouse which kept disconnecting from usb and the mouse pointer would stop for several seconds. There might of been a tiny break in the cable causing that although that wasn't the only problem because the mouse had a mind of it's own, moving tabs, drop down box items etc on it's own accord.

I purchased an optical usb/ps/2 mouse on monday for an older PC. Ones which are usb & ps/2 compatible are the best to go for because at least they will work even if they use a converter, which they frequently do.