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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: GreyAmbience on Thu, 16 June 2022, 07:06:28

Title: IMB Model M died?
Post by: GreyAmbience on Thu, 16 June 2022, 07:06:28

I was fixing up a Model M I found at work. It was working just fine, but then I accidentally plugged it into the green port on the USB adapter I have instead of the purple. It lit up and then died, and now nothing on it works. Is it just going in the trash now or can I save it?

Title: Re: IMB Model M died?
Post by: GreyAmbience on Thu, 16 June 2022, 07:09:06

False alarm! It was the cable on the board that has a loose connection! :D I am typing on it now, yai!

Title: Re: IMB Model M died?
Post by: Maledicted on Mon, 20 June 2022, 14:22:45

I'm glad you figured that out. PS/2 isn't really meant to be hot-swappable either. You usually need the keyboard plugged into the correct port when the system POSTs for it to be functional when the operating system boots.