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Microsoft Wheel Mouse and PS/2 to Serial Adapter problems

Windows7User2010Windows7User2010
edited May 2012 in Hardware
Hello everyone,
I recently purchased a QVS CC2008RC PS/2 to Serial Adapter; I hooked it up to my Microsoft Wheel Mouse, Model X03-69944 Product ID 83351-576-; even though the mouse states "Wheel Mouse Serial and PS/2 compatible," all of my computers in my house (my old desktop, server; my dad's desktop) doesn't recognize the mouse. Both my dad's PC and my server have PS/2 adapters, but my old desktop has all Serial ports (one D-sub 9 and one D-sub 25). I connected the mouse to the Mouse Port (PS/2); my server & my dad's computer detected the mouse; works that way. Also, I noticed the product says IBM on it. Are there any ways I can actually get this mouse to work? The Serial port does work when I connected my keyboard to it, the Function light turned on and off when the computer was powering on...

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  • stitchstitch
    What's the OS and shall I assume a PS/2 or USB port is otherwise not available?

    Serial Mice with wheels were few and far inbetween if they did really exist at all; wheels were really after their time. If you don't have Microsoft's IntelliPoint driver installed, do so. It's likely a specific protocol as if I recall, there was no true standard protocol for that over serial.
  • Windows7User2010Windows7User2010
    edited May 2012
    stitch wrote:
    What's the OS and shall I assume a PS/2 or USB port is otherwise not available?

    Serial Mice with wheels were few and far inbetween if they did really exist at all; wheels were really after their time. If you don't have Microsoft's IntelliPoint driver installed, do so. It's likely a specific protocol as if I recall, there was no true standard protocol for that over serial.
    My server is running Windows Server 2003 R2, my dad's desktop is running Windows 7 Pro, and my old windbag computer is running Windows 98SE.
    I just installed the drivers, still nothing. Speaking of protocols, does protocol (Serial) mean setting the baud rate, stop bits, bits, Flow Control, and Parity to (example for a 2-button serial mouse: 1200bps, 7 bits, 1 stop bits, Xon/Xoff [Hardware, or none] - Flow control, and None [Even, Odd, Mark, Space] - Parity) to make the mouse work? My dad had set up a protocol when we used an IBM mouse on it; the mouse worked back then. Wouldn't hurt to test the port settings until the mouse works.
  • stitchstitch
    Windows7User2010 wrote:
    My server is running Windows Server 2003 R2, my dad's desktop is running Windows 7 Pro, and my old windbag computer is running Windows 98SE.
    I just installed the drivers, still nothing. Could it be a serial port problem?

    Well as I said to my knowledge there's no standardized wheel protocol for serial mice as there is for PS/2 and USB. The labeled compatibility may just mean for clicking and movement only.
  • JoshJosh
    Yes back in the day they used to configure every serial COM port according to manufacturer settings. See if there is some documentation on the COM port settings and add a new one accordingly.
  • Windows7User2010Windows7User2010
    Josh wrote:
    Yes back in the day they used to configure every serial COM port according to manufacturer settings. See if there is some documentation on the COM port settings and add a new one accordingly.
    That's the problem. I don't have the manual for the WinBond W83758P/W83787IF Multi-Function Card anymore... I'm going to move some jumper settings on the multi-function card; test it out.
    edit: not working...
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