Zenith Data Systems Keyboard: dead?

[Barbastruzzolo]

Recently I received as gift a beautiful  Zenith Data Systems Keyboard whit green ALPS like this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Zenith-Data-Systems-Keyboard-Z-Series-Z-151-/160910170140?_trksid=p2047675.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222002%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D11%26meid%3D4151442356190693011%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D1005%26rk%3D3%26sd%3D160901070530%26

I connected it to my PC using a AT/XT to PS2 converter and... nothing appened! It doesn't work.
The only life sign is a firm RED  led on the Num Lock button and nothing else :-(
I cleaned the keyboard using a brush and a deoxidizer spray for electronic circuits but the problem remains.


What should I do to get it work again? It feels very very nice at tact and I don't want to throw it away

[JPG]

Did you reboot your computer after plugging the keyboard?

[laffindude]

Is it an XT board? You need to use an active converter to use that on a PS2 port.

[scoot]

PS2 isn't hot-pluggable. Shut your computer down, plug the keyboard in while the computer is off, then boot your computer back up. Hopefully that fixes it for you!

[Barbastruzzolo]

I shutdown my computer before plugging in the keyboard connector.

Is it an XT board? You need to use an active converter to use that on a PS2 port.

I can't exactly tell if  it's AT or XT (the keyboard has no labels outside nor inside).
For active converter do you mean something like http://www.clickykeyboards.com/index.cfm/fa/items.main/parentcat/11298/subcatid/0/id/500722 ?

[laffindude]

One of those will work. Though, if you don't absolutely need PS2, there is this.

[SmallFry]

That is an XT board... I fried mine that way...

[Barbastruzzolo]

That is an XT board... I fried mine that way...

Can you be more precise? What appened?

[SmallFry]

Not quite sure, but I do know that I fried mine...