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The box looks and feels substantial. It took me a few minutes to learn the button-pushing routine for switching computers, but it works fine. There was a problem with the video once, but a restart of the machine solved it. The most important feature for me is the ability to switch between OS9 and OSX.
The Cables To Go 4 port USB PS@ unit works well when you have manual mode on without sscanning on. You must bo the port and watch the reboot. Frustrating. The video card goes into some blacked out video mode. But with wireless keyboard/mouse combo, the box can not be on auto scan mode. The pc has to be shutdown. But I have repeated problems with machines rebooting when the KVM is not switched to that device. Then card is OK until next reboot unattended.
The box drives the card into some lockup and on display there is a overscan error. The box does not properly simulate a monitor to a booting pc. The keyboard and mouse are OK. Too many drawbacks.
I bought the Cables To Go USB KBM Switch to replace a D-Link KVM that had failed. This Port Authority KVM has neat features (auto-switching, switchable USB hub, auto-conversion of USB on all connected PCs to work with PS2 keyboard and mouse), but it delivers a poor image on my VGA monitor. My HP f2105 plasma display's image is fuzzy and has ghost images.I've not yet determined whether the poor image results from the KVM switch, itself or from the KVM-to-PC cables that accompanied the unit. Either way, I wouldn't purchase this product again.
Setup my Port Authority2 USB KVM last night on a home network to control 3 PC's. I am using the built in USB hub for a single machine, although it also can switch between the PC's.One thing to note: The actual mouse and keyboard connectors are PS2 connectors. Two WinXP boxes and a Ubuntu Linux machine. All of them instantly recognized the mouse and keyboard and monitor without issue.The box is small but feels heavy and durable with a rubber bumper style feet on the side. The box then uses USB to each PC for the keyboard and mouse signals. USB mice and keyboards can be used but must be connected through the shared USB hub ports.
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