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din socket
About this tag
The din socket tag covers discussions about legacy PS/2-style connectors, often called DIN or mini-DIN ports, used for keyboards and mice. In the available content, a user describes a KVM switch setup where a mouse connected via a miniature DIN socket is no longer recognized by a Windows 7 Pro machine. The keyboard works through the KVM, but the mouse requires a direct DIN connection. This tag is relevant for troubleshooting hardware compatibility issues with older input devices and KVM switches on Windows systems.
Good Afternoon,
Two Windows-7 Pro machines with KVM installed switching keyboard and mouse (not video).
Second machine used to recognise KVM'd mouse but no longer does - sees it now as an unrecognised device.
The keyboard works via the KVM but I've had to put an additional mouse on the...