How to Change the Mouse From a PS2 to a USB

by Bill Richards
Convert a PS2 mouse to USB, shown here.

PS2 is an older mouse and keyboard connector format that is slowly being phased out in favor of the newer USB connector. The PS2 connector has a unique design: a round plug with 4 or 6 metal pins inside. A USB connector is rectangular and has metal plates that make a contact when the connector is plugged in. The only way to convert a PS2 mouse to USB is to use a converter plug.

Purchase a PS2 to USB connector. These cost no more than $5 as of 2010.

Plug your PS2 mouse into the female PS2 end of the PS2 to USB connector.

Plug the male USB end of the connector into a free USB slot in your computer.

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Bill Richards has been a writer since 2008 and is currently working part-time at a Boston star-tup company. He was previously an editor chief of a small newspaper and has expertise in the fields of psychology, electronics, video and image production, and business.

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