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replugging a mouse via ps2 either crashed the thing or just simply didn't work. same with keyboard

• Dylan16807 3y ago
  Every computer where I've replugged a ps/2 mouse, it worked just fine. If I booted without one, then plugged one in, it wouldn't work, but that is a separate issue.
  • lightedman 3y ago
    "Every computer where I've replugged a ps/2 mouse, it worked just fine." PS/2 is not a hot-swappable port, by design. Your hot-swap adventures mean you started out using more modern motherboards (2010-ish) which simply have an internal USB-PS/2 adapter for presenting PS/2 ports.
    • Dylan16807 3y ago
      No, most of my experience was something like 2004 Dells. If it was running off USB, then plugging in a mouse after boot would have worked. But it didn't. Only re-plugging worked.
      • ranger_danger 3y ago
        Most PS/2 issues were already mitigated by that point. I specifically remember having a problem on our Windows 2000 Server box that would require a reboot any time the keyboard was un/replugged.