PS/2 Mouse problem

[freewilly]

I have an ATX powered Intel Chipset (I don't know the chipset no.) based motherboard with a PII processor with onboard ports. Keyboard & mouse are PS/2. The mouse has been working fine ever since I bought the PC but recently the PS/2 mouse has stopped working. I tried changing the mouse but it won't detect the mouse. Can anyone help me out? I have plugged in a serial mouse and is working fine. Another problem is that when I try to shut down the PC, it restarts instead of shutting down. I have Win98 installed.

Thanks,
Freewilly.

[glc]

Your PS/2 port may be bad - if a serial mouse works, use it - or try a USB mouse.

http://www.aumha.org/a/shutdown.htm

[Charger]

Yep. I had a PS/2 port go bad on me after a hard night of Unreal Tournament (not sure why it died). At any rate I bought a USB mouse and it has worked fine ever since. I would ditch the serial mouse and go USB until you buy another MB.

[Ghaleon]

heh that reminds me of my old Cyrix PR 200's mobo, some ali chipset don't remeber its exact num, but it fried atleast 4 Serial mice, till i gave up on it and bought a USB 2-port card, and got a cheap usb mouse for it way back, jus about when usb was debuted..... and it really killedem good, they never worked in another pc again, those serial mice. Your ps/2 port may be doing to the same.... forsake it :D also wondering why i din't get a Ps/2 mouse??? it was a AT mobo, so only at Keyboard, and no mouse ports.

[freewilly]

I thank you all for your valuable advice. Seems like its time for me to switch on to USB.