Need KeyBoard Help

[Crazy Inventor]

I just got a new (older) computer. I want to use my old keyboard, here. But the computer doesn't have any PS/2 slots and when I use my adapter, it detects the board but then says it malfunctions and isn't recognized.

Any help?

 

[Aux]

Check to see if the PS/2 pins on the keyboard cord are bent or broken. Because of the design of the PS/2 port, it's really easy to mangle those. Otherwise your adapter might be bad. Try a couple different ones- if you or any friends got new keyboards or computers between 2002 and 2008, you probably have tons of extras.

 

[Crazy Inventor]

Used some extra adapters, won't work. It's fine though. Turns out the keyboard didn't working with any adapter.
I'm going to buy a new one.

 

[Crazy Inventor]

Not really important, but I found a different adapter and it works. So I can throw the old one out, or try to fix if I want.

 

[Crazy Inventor]

The keyboard works, but the driver for the internet keys doesn't seem to work. I've used every driver from the HP website and it won't work. I am using a dell, btw in case that might help in anyway.

And yes, I could use a computer devoted forums for this, but I don't like signing up for many forums. So it's a last resort.