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Offline QuincyJones

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dell quiet keys - active or passive converter
« on: Thu, 09 June 2016, 16:11:45 »
I still haven't got around to doing anything with this - and I can't find my green converter, so do I need to buy an active or passive PS/2 to USB converter for an earlier Dell QuietKey? The RT7D5 earlier version.
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Re: dell quiet keys - active or passive converter
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 09 June 2016, 17:19:21 »
The cheap passive one has worked for me.
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Re: dell quiet keys - active or passive converter
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 09 June 2016, 18:29:57 »
yeah, probably.
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Offline QuincyJones

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Re: dell quiet keys - active or passive converter
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 09 June 2016, 19:14:35 »
I think the passive one is working - kind of.. When I connect, the LEDs power on, but only the num lock key works. https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=82707.0
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Re: dell quiet keys - active or passive converter
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 09 June 2016, 19:36:15 »
Did you test it via PS/2 to ensure that the keyboard is actually working?
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Re: dell quiet keys - active or passive converter
« Reply #5 on: Fri, 10 June 2016, 05:56:07 »
Quote from: fohat.digs on Thu, 09 June 2016, 19:36:15
Did you test it via PS/2 to ensure that the keyboard is actually working?

Finally got to test it on an old pc with interesting results. It appears the keys seem to work after a quick test, but some of the keys result in two characters appearing - e.g. "c" press = "c.", "r" press = "r." and "3" numeric press = "3,". So I'm guessing that means there's cross talk somewhere?
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