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Registered: ‎10-26-2008
Location: Maryland, USA
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Can't use an IBM PS/2 UltraNav Travel Keyboard with Lenovo Dock?

For my Lenovo Advanced Dock, I bought an IBM UltraNav Travel Keyboard with PS/2 connectors; I figured it might be better-buklt than the 31P9490 Lenovo version, which uses USB. I guess I hadn't thought it through, for the IBM keyboard requires two PS/2 connectors--one for the keyboard, one for the trackpad and TrackPoint--and the Lenovo dock has only one PS/2 port. Am I stuck?

 

 

Thinkpad W500, Windows 7 Ultimate, ATI graphics (home); ThinkPad E531, Windows 7 Enterprise, Intel graphics (work)
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Re: Can't use an IBM PS/2 UltraNav Travel Keyboard with Lenovo Dock?

OK, it appears I can use it, provided I get a hold of a PS/2 splitter cable:

http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/PS/2_Port

 

Thinkpad W500, Windows 7 Ultimate, ATI graphics (home); ThinkPad E531, Windows 7 Enterprise, Intel graphics (work)
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