Connecting My Mouse To The Pc

[hiflier]

At the back of my PC is a PS/2 socket with an image of a mouse beside it, so I presume that I can connect my mouse there. I bought an adapter with a USB socket but when I connect it all together the mouse does nothing. I know there is power at that socket and through the adapter because when I connected a wireless device there the light in it came on. Any geeks out there who can help me?

[pinkyboyid]

Have you tried plugging the mouse direct into a USB port instead of the PS2 adapter?

[rojash]

Your post is not very clear. If you are plugging the mouse into the PS2 port, you need to do this with the machine powered down. PS2 ports are not hot-pluggable.
But if your mouse is a USB mouse, it can be plugged straigh in a USB port as pinky says.

[Old_Geezer]

PS/2 sockets can blow. As mentioned by rojash, they aren't designed to be hot pluggable (can you believe it !!!). Unsure the lit wireless device (which I assume was a wireless mouse ?) means much (unless the wireless mouse worked).

I go along with both above posts in that if you have a USB socket free then why not take the adaptor off again and plug the mouse into USB ?

[hiflier]

Thank you for answers so far. I would rather use a usb port but there aren't enough available. And I reiterate, why is there a PS/2 socket with a mouse image beside it if it isn't actually there to be used?

[bibblebub]

if you are using other USB devices which aren't too power hungry then a USB hub might be an solution

[bibblebub]

...a solution

[daffy654]

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[pinkyboyid]

You mention that you connected a wireless device and the light came on.

Is the mouse that you are attempting to use, connecting via a USB cable, or is it a wireless mouse?

What is the model type / manufacturers name of the PS/2 to USB adapter?

[Old_Geezer]

Of course it's there to be used (if desired) but not if it has gone faulty.
Tends not to be on the newer PCs I believe - yesteryear's spec.

[Old_Geezer]

I know others use them but I've never got on with unpowered hubs. I don't believe there is a lot of 'welly' from the USB socket you plug into.