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Keyboard ps/2? plug broke off..

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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 06:49 PM
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Default Keyboard ps/2? plug broke off..

Had kids running around the house today god knows how but rip'd the keyboard plug out! wires hanging about im like mmm...

Yeah so ive searched my ass off using fooking thhe windows keyboard i cant find any pixs of wire colours to what pins.. its an 6 pin plug..

So how much combo's is there of trying to find the right way around the wires go to te pins fcuksake!

Any help? best i could find was..

http://www.physiol.ox.ac.uk/~trp/pinouts.html

6 Pin mini DIN socket

Pin 1 Keyboard Data (+5V signal level)
Pin 2 Keyboard Reset (Not used)
Pin 3 Ground (0V)
Pin 4 +5V
Pin 5 Keyboard Clock (+5V signal level)
Pin 6 N/C
shell Shield

6 Pin Mini-Din Plug

If only it had to colours of the wire next to them
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Old Feb 23, 2007 | 08:02 AM
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The table at the bottom of here may help

http://www.cs.utk.edu/~moore/hacks/02/index.html

Otherwise just buy a new one for 10 quid or so!
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Old Feb 24, 2007 | 10:31 AM
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The simple solution is : Buy A New Keyboard

Unless you are competant in successfully wiring this up, I'd buy a new. You do risk blowing your motherboard with the wiring
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Old Feb 24, 2007 | 02:33 PM
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Wow how did you find that link Martyn i search my monkey off!
nice 1 for the link

Just bought a new one

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...8851&rd=1&rd=1

I thought i better leave it & try not to be a hero rewiring it up, new p.c now i just got running lastweek.

Whats a keyboard anyway??? dont need one of them.. i got windows on screen keyboard!
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