Sunday, March 13, 2005

My 1st time

Recently got my first KVM switch.

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=MPB079-N

Please use

http://www.geeks.com/?sourceid=qIrKQjQboTbOAkqAaJof

Joe's link if you decide to get one too.

I have 3 main computers. Up to now i have been using seperate keybords, Mice, and monitors. Needless to say this took up a whole bunch of space. After hearing most of the rest of the folks here talking about their KVM switches, I finally decided to try one of my own. After seeing what compgeeks had to offer, I got the one above. Looked like it had everything and was cheap. So, when i got it, I deciphered the 3"X4" instuctions in about 45 minutes.

After 3 attempts at hooking everything up. I crossed my fingers and powered everything up. Well, no video. Turns out I didn't have my main computer hooked into the #1 postion. So, switched a few more cables and TA DA. I got video. Fired everything else up. tried my first switch (scroll lock, scroll lock, computer #), that took a few attempts. Finnaly got switched over to #2 and the #3. It will also scan for computers if you hit space instead of the number. Now I am a switching fool (LOL). Just last week I think I got a bit too fast. I was ghosting one computer onto another over the LAN. while I was listening to oncomputers. Well, video went funky and scrunched up. I was going nuts could not get anything. Had to shut everthing down. I heaved a sigh of relief when everything came back.

So, to sum up I cleared out a great deal of space, extra montors, keyboards and mice. Saved myself allot of moving from computer to computer. All for $35 plus shipping.

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