I occasionally need to operate the KVM with only one computer attached, will this device allow that? I just returned a KVM that would not allow this.
1629438
Yes, I have a laptop and a desktop connected - I have disconnected the Laptop and the switch still works with the Desktop.
1629439
I have never tried using it with one computer. If you only have one computer, why would you need a KVM switch? Try disconnecting the un-used port and see if it works.
1722591
The KVM switch has two display ports, one VGA and the other DVI so may or may not need adaptors. It depends on your monitor and what display ports are on your monitors. I used the DVI as my main monitor and VGA as my secondary monitor. if you have Windows you can go to Control Panel --> Personalization --> Display Settings to Extend the desktop onto this monitor so that you can used two monitor. I forgot to mention that you'll need two display ports on your PC either on the motherboard or graphic card connected to the two/four port Dual monitor KVM Switch.
2126206
I guess I should be more specific. Anyone find a KVM that will allow this keyboard to light up? It will work as a standard non-lit keyboard with any KVM but no backlight and what good is that?
2085280
Yes. I have tested it directly attached to a laptop and connected through a KVM switch. In both cases it works fine.
1451703
You can plug two USB devices into the KVM switch and both devices will work on each machine, one machine at a time. Each machine will only need the one USB cable coming from the KVM switch to operate both USB devices.
2001724
You only can use one port at a time and do one thing at a time. Mine won't work at all but it wasn't designed to multi task.
1023350
Yes - best KVM I've used. Note that Windows 8 & 8.1 gets confused when you use a KVM to share KVMs with 2 computers that are both powered up. Regressive of Microsoft - Windows of many varieties worked well with KVMs in the past but no longer. After all, we are only customers - and hardly important.
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I'm not sure which version it is, but I wouldn't recommend this KVM switch. I had problems with it from about the second week I started using it. About every other time I used it, I had to unplug all of the cables in it and then plug them all back in to get them to work. I finally gave up on it and ordered a Tripp Lite one that worked fabulously for me.
2143498
Not with this piece, works for printers only. You need a usb kvm device for that.
2098817
Yes you can use one keyboard & mouse for two computers with that KVM, but it might degrade the quality of the picture of your monitor. I used it once and stopped because it didn't work well with one of my computers.
924354
Form what I understand (and I do NOT know computers) there is a switch you need to buy so that you can do so. I had the same question for my IT friend, and that was his answer to me. Good luxk
49736
Technicaly it is only 1 single product. The cables are not interchangeable. The KVM wires are all hardwired.That being said, it is a very simple and straight forward KVM for 2 computerseconds to 1 monitor.
2143497
Yes, but a real KVM would be better since that will simulate a mouse and keyboard on BOTH systems at launch( or all, since there are KVMs that support more than just 2 machines at once), IOGear has some nice cheap 2 machine KVMs that will work wonders for you, (you can share single monitor with that setup also, or if you don't need that, then just plug the monitors up separately from the KVM cables). Also a really nice feature of some KVM is to be able to switch between the machines by pressing scroll lock twice. But to your direct question... This will probably work, but is really designed for toggling other devices such as an external hard drive, or USB drives, etc. Also you would need a USB hub if your mouse and keyboard are not a single pair.
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It is USB powered (No separate power supply). I'm not sure I fully understand the planned setup. It sounds like one KVM will have mouse, keyboard, and one monitor and the other will have the second monitor. If so, I can't say because I've no experience trying something like that. I'd suggest typing the question into a search engine (such as Google) to see if anyone else has discussed this arrangement. I use mine for USB mouse, keyboard, and speaker, and a DVI monitor. It works very well with my Win 7 and Win 8 PCs. Before acquiring the Win 8 PC, I had a Win XP computer attached to it. It worked much of the time, but sometimes the mouse would freeze when switching between the computers. Your experience might depend on the operating systems you are using.
950657
The unit supports two computers switching to a single output, a projector in my case and allows you to toggle back and forth via the remote. It monitors the ports for active output devices before it will switch the port on. I have never tried this setup but connecting a monitor to the input will not trigger the unit to enable that port so I don't think it will work.
1710312
Only on one computer, the number one, and only if supported by your video card. There are KVM swiches available for dual monitors, they are expensive.
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I personally had problems with the unit and disconnected from my system. My two systems are tied together with a 2 port KVM switch. If I remember correctly - one of the disks would go to sleep.