Poor man's docking station: IBM Multi-Port USB HUB - 5 USB Ports, 2 PS2, 1 Parallel, 1 Serial - $20+s/h

[ktg]

To install the USB hub:
1. Turn on the computer.
2. Insert the IBM Multi-Port Universal Serial Bus (USB) Hub Option Diskette into the diskette drive.

...What's a diskette drive?

 

[Delbert]

a floppy drive

 

[Delbert]

So would this work with the new legacy free motherboards? Got in on a refurb Abit AT7 ($49). I have an old IBM PS2 keyboard I hate to surrender.

 

[Aar0n]

I'm thinking ktg was joking...

delbert, you could get a ps2 - USB adapter for dirt cheap regardless of whether it would work alone with this hub.

 

[ss284]

I got in on the newegg refurb also. Same situation, I have a ps/2 keyboard. Where can i get a converter for cheap?


-Steve

 

[TheDiggler]

Probably a stupid question, but I'll ask it anyway

Will this thing work on non-IBM laptops? I'm interested in connecting it to an old Gateway PII Laptop (which has USB 1.1 ports) and a new HP P4 Laptop (which should have USB 2.0 ports).

I don't imagine there's a hardware limitation preventing this item from working on non-IBM laptops; however, I know that IBM has placed prevention checks in other products (i.e their DVD player software) from being installed on non-IBM laptops. What I'm simply trying to find out is if this product has similar such checks preventing the drivers from being installed on non-IBM laptops.

Thanks.

 

[Mday]

odd, i was able to use a keyboard with this hub perfectly...

anyway, i mainly use this with my laptop, as a port replicator...

 

[DaCurryman]

I've ordered from TigerDirect before and not had a problem.

WTF! I was about to order one of these cause the $10.00 S&H isnt so bad, and I was going to order 2 to offset the cost, but even for 1, they're trying to charge me $17.40 fo S&H. And that's regualr ground....how are you all getting it for $10 S&H?

 

[KMHPaladin]

For those still interested, it looks like Tigerdirect no longer has them. I surmise they may well have sold off the remainder to another seller, because there are 15 of them left on Ebay right now going cheap. I bought one this afternoon for $20.51 including shipping ($15, ouch, but the auctions are going real cheap), which I thought was a pretty good deal compared to Tigerdirect's price and reputation. The last one ends Friday at 3:00 EST.

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