Re: IRQ and PS/2
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Van: Lazar Fleysher <fleysher@chudo.lanl.gov>
Aan: Debian User <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Datum: woensdag 28 april 1999 19:12
Onderwerp: IRQ and PS/2
>Hi everybody,
>
>I have run out of IRQs.....
>Well, actually I have one left (IRQ12), but it is reserved for PS/2 bus.
>I do not have a manual for my motherboard, so I do not know how to disable
>the ps/2 bus. I have a regular serial mouse and AT-type (5-pin) keyboard.
>The motherboard also has something called PS/2 mouse header pins. So I
>thought, since I can not disable the ps/2 bus (no manual) I could connect
>somehow a PS-mouse to the computer and free an IRQ from a serial port.
>
>Could some one suggest how to connect the mouse to these pins, if it is
>possilble. Where can I get the correct adapter?
>
>Thank you,
>
>ZORO
>
>
With most motherboards the PS/2 can be disabled in the bios.
Rene
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