Re: No PS/2 for the Dimension 9100
- From: "Christopher Muto" <muto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 04:11:55 GMT
1) this should do the trick....
http://tinyurl.com/bw9y5
2) the thin data cable you see between the motherboard and the hard disk is
a sata (serial ata) type cable. if you want to add a second sata drive you
need another drive and cable and to connect the cable to one of the four
7-pin sata connectors on the motherboard. if you want to attach a pata
(parallel ata, aka an ide type drive found in your 8200) you can connect it
to the ide controller that the cd rom drive(s) in your system are connected.
if you already have two cd rom drives on that cable then you can remove one
to temporarily connect the hard drive and copy your data to the new drive.
"Andrew J. Rozsa" <rozsa@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:lhmvg1lb91obvbkh3hj24cf80ujbldgros@xxxxxxxxxx
> Got a new 9100. It's a terrific box. Quiet, lots of fans and heat
> sinks, esthetically pleasing, superfast (compared to the 8200 I had),
> truly a serious upgrade, I think, even from the 8400. However, I got a
> couple of issues I need help with. The machine is stepping away from
> legacy I/O so there are no PS/2, serial, or parallel ports.
>
> I have used a NorthGate Ultra (now Avant Stellar) keyboard for 17
> years and don't really want to get away from it. I like the
> clickyness, the layout, the nice heavy feel, and the size. I am a poor
> typist, so transitioning to a plastic, mushy keyboard is a disaster
> for me. The new $100 wireless keyboard/mouse combo I just got is
> awful. I got a little plug that supposedly "converts" a PS/2 plug into
> a USB plug. Tried it with the keyboard but it doesn't work with the
> Dimension 9100.
>
> Question No. 1: What is the solution for the above? a) port
> replicator; b) PCI card with a PS/2 port? c) any other ideas?
>
> Question No. 2: The 9100 doesn't have a cable select cable (CSC). Just
> a one-connector ribbon for the Serial ATA drive. Can I replace it with
> a CSC so I can add a second hard-drive (the IDE from my old machine)?
>
> Sure would appreciate some help with this.
>
> TIA.
> Best,
>
> Andrew
>
> --
>
>
> Birmingham, Alabama, USA
> rozsa@xxxxxxxxxxx
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