Thread: Keyboard and Mouse Connectors

The types of keyboard and mouse connectors, your PC will have depend on th~ style and form factor of your motherboard. There are generally two arrangements. Newer PCs, use a pair of small 6-pin connectors for the keyboard and dedicated (PS/2) mouse. These connectors arlocated at the back of the motherboard. Older PCs using the AT form factor use the older, large, 5-pin keyboard connector, and do not have a dedicated mouse port connector. These PCs use a serial port for the mouse.