Looking for a real PS/2 port

[houkouonchi]

USB has limitations on how many keys can be pressed at once. Unfortunately with my last upgrade I have lost my PS/2 port as supermicro finally stopped putting them on some of their boards (which made me very sad).

Anyway I am looking for an actual PS/2 port (PCI or preferably PCI-E).

Two I have found so far are:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815124045

and:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815150153

However looking at the reviews these appear to just be a USB controller with an adapter which is not what I am looking for. Anyone know of anything?

 

[PTNL]

I believe what you are looking for is a port header that plugs directly into the motherboard; is that correct? If so, then something like this could work.

Then again, I don't recall the HID spec having a limit of concurrent key-presses for input. The only similar situations I've experienced has been from the device itself, which has typically been low-grade keyboards (often wireless models).

Edit: Totally mis-read the first post, so ignore my first sentence. (Though it's uncertain whether the link I gave could be of use in this situation.)

 

[dandragonrage]

I'm not familiar with any native PS2 controllers for PCI or PCI-E. If they ever existed, they are very most likely discontinued now.

 

[houkouonchi]

Maybe I just ordered the wrong board... It looks like the board with SFP's for 10 gig ethernet are less than $100 more and have a ps/2 port according to the spec page:

http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/xeon/c600/x9dre-tf_.cfm

Not sure what to believe though.. The manual seems way off and i can't tell from the picture...

 

[defaultluser]

Sorry dude, they don't exist any more. Even if you say, tried to hack one with an ardunio or something, you'd stll have to write a proper driver interface for Windows. The hardware is just one half of the problem.

Designers use USB because it's EASY

 

[houkouonchi]

Sorry dude, they don't exist any more. Even if you say, tried to hack one with an ardunio or something, you'd stll have to write a proper driver interface for Windows. The hardware is just one half of the problem.

Designers use USB because it's EASY

Well I run linux not windows but still you would think they exist..

Anyway the one picture I was able to find of that board suggests no ps/2 port despite what supermicro's website states...

https://www.itcreations.com/images/products/large/X9DRE-TF_1.jpg

Also I guess the X540 is copper 10 gig which is nice. I was assuming it was like the X520.