maxis123 Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 hello does this keyboard work over usb to ps/2 adapter ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terabyte Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 It might, but you most likely won't be able to get it recognized by CUE and/or use any effects/macros. This is just my guess thought, I have NOT tested such situation. Is there any specific reason you need to use an adapter? I would think a free USB port should not be a problem nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxis123 Posted February 29, 2016 Author Share Posted February 29, 2016 well my k70 vengeance didnt work so I had to sell it can anyone of strafe rgb silent owners try it out for me maybe ? would apprecieate it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terabyte Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Was that the K70 RGB or non-RGB? Because the K70 non-RGB is a simple keyboard with no macro/effects/software support, in light of that it should have worked just fine with a PS/2 adapter I think. But thinking about it again the PS/2 port might not be able to provide the needed power to even light up all the LEDs since it IS a backlit keyboard after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxis123 Posted February 29, 2016 Author Share Posted February 29, 2016 it was k70-non rgb bought strafe silent, doesnt work also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inheritance Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Adapters dont work, cant even type with the K70 RGB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxis123 Posted February 29, 2016 Author Share Posted February 29, 2016 kinda shame for such expensive keyboards :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkentyne Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 PS/2 has been around for 20 years. It's obsolete hardware. You can't expect people to support stuff like AT, PS/2 and other old interfaces in 2016, can you? Very few new keyboards support PS/2 anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxis123 Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 well thats just too bad since ps2 is still superior to usb for keyboards - at least for now. And most hi-end and gaming motherboards produced in 2016 do implement ps/2 port Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terabyte Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 I agree with you that it is the better choice for some things, but PS/2 unfortunately doesn't support backlighting, macros and other things that keyboards nowadays almost always support because of user demands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee Corsair James Posted March 1, 2016 Corsair Employee Share Posted March 1, 2016 well thats just too bad since ps2 is still superior to usb for keyboards - at least for now. And most hi-end and gaming motherboards produced in 2016 do implement ps/2 port PS/2 was superior because it was the only way to get N-key Rollover but our keyboards support that now through USB. There is no reason to use PS/2 anymore and high end motherboards have dropped support for it. The mechanical keyboards these days are very different from a typical one in the past. Our mechanical keyboards, for example, has an ARM processor inside. Think of them more of tiny little computers than just a peripheral. PS/2 would never be able to supply enough power either for all of the things required for the keyboard to function properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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