Hi All,
Hopefully you can assist. I am contemplating connecting up a data switch, one of the old manual types, so that I can use the same monitor, keyboard, and mouse, with 2 separate computers that I may be working on at the time.
I have in the back of my mind that unplugging and re-plugging a PS2 Mouse plug from a computer while it is powered up will damage the PS2 circuitry on the motherboard.
Firstly, is this the case, or is it not, and secondly, if I connect the PS2 mouse through the data switch, will switching from computer to computer be the same as unplugging and re-plugging the mouse with the machines powered up.
In other words, do I stand a chance of damaging 2 machines in one go, by disconnecting and reconnecting the mouse via the data switch.
I really appreciate your opinions, and I emphasise that whatever you say, the final decision is mine, and if I decide to give it a go, even if you say it should be OK, and it causes a problem, the responsibility is entirely mine. No hard feelings!!
Look forward to hearing from you.
Alan