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alykhalil
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Hi all...
Sorry if i am not making sense of being stupid...but i have my PC and a laptop, & yet managed to get another CPU with pretty reasonable specs & have just 1 monitor. I was wondering if both the PCs can be connected to 1 monitor somehow ? Or if i can connect the monitor to 1 PC and then network them...
thks
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putasolutions
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If both PCs have a VGA connection and both use PS2 for keyboard and mouse, then using a KVM switch such as this one should do the trick
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alykhalil
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thks putasolution ...
yes...the CPU is a complete PC.just that the person who gave it to me needed the monitor for the new CPU tower they bough. Yes it has a VGA, MIC, speakers pin, modem, ethernet card, its a working CPU tower without a monitor. This item looks brill. how would this cable work..?..it dont quite say details in the link. In the link, the VGA plug will be plugged into extra CPU tower & the PS2 plugs of this cable will plug into the current system (PC) I have..is it ? but where will the PS2 plugs of the current system be plugged into ?...thks lots
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putasolutions
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How to Use a KVM Switch With 2 Computers
Basically, a simple KVM swtitch has 4 PS2 plugs, (2 mouse and 2 keyboard) and 2 VGA (monitor cable) that plug into the back of each of the pcs
There is a single socket at the end of each of these cables to plug in a single mouse, keyboard and monitor
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Fusion
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I purchased one of these switches sometime ago. It was a Belkin 2 port KVM switch. Unfortunately, if I remember correctly, the resolution of the monitor was set at a one which you didn't want and were stuck with it.
I never used it again.
I'll try dig out the manual if I still have it. I'm sure it states the resolution issue. Will get back if I can find it.
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alykhalil
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thks mate..will try it..
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