Customer Reviews for StarTech 6' 2-Port USB Keyboard Mouse Switch Cable, Black (SVKMS2)
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Posted Feb 26, 2023
Fiddle and Tweak
For SVKMS2. I am running an i7 and i5 side by side. Both with Win 10 and both with same resolution monitors. Also, I shut down both computers every night. When I reboot the next morning, the 'master' red icon shows up in the task bar but not on the 'slave' computer. Reinserting the 'slave' usb fixed that. Also going from the primary to the secondary monitor worked bu...
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lorno
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Posted Feb 26, 2023
Fiddle and Tweak
For SVKMS2. I am running an i7 and i5 side by side. Both with Win 10 and both with same resolution monitors. Also, I shut down both computers every night. When I reboot the next morning, the 'master' red icon shows up in the task bar but not on the 'slave' computer. Reinserting the 'slave' usb fixed that. Also going from the primary to the secondary monitor worked bu...
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MarioG
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Posted Jun 9, 2020
Great Product
Connected 2 Windows 10 machines together with no problems. Software even downloaded an update immediately. Using it for a week now and I'm a programmer. I switch back and forth between the computers hundreds of times during the day. Definitely work the money. Only issue I had was the num locks key does not seem to be holding on the 2nd computer. Otherwise, love th...
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AlanM
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Posted Mar 9, 2020
Upgrade failed
I've had this for a couple years. Recently got a new mac 10.14.6 but when I tried to upgrade, the cable stoped working completely. Is there a way to reInitialize from scratch ????
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Response from Staples :
Hello Alan,
We apologize for the difficulties you're experiencing with our SVKMS2 after updating to macOS 10.14.6. This cable is compatible with macOS 10.14 and completely uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers should help fix this. If you require any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us directly at www.startech.com/support where our Technical Advisors are available 24 hours a day, 5 days a week to provide support.
Matt, March 10, 2020
PeakA
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Posted Mar 8, 2020
Ultimately, It Works
Not intuitive. Instructions get Martian at just the wrong motion. Eventually, if you label your machines correctly, you notice the cursor moves from one computers' monitor to the other. Then it gets easier, though it should be considerably better all the way around. A step above ASCII.
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Response from Staples :
It's important to us that our customers have a positive experience with our products and we want to apologize for the problems you had getting our SVKMS2 working. We're always looking for ways to improve our products and we'd like to speak with you to further understand the difficulties you went through and to help answer any other questions you might be having about our KM switch cable. Our Technical Advisors are available 24 hours a day, 5 days a week and you can contact us at www.startech.com/support.
Matt, March 10, 2020
Koala
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Posted Nov 20, 2019
Works flawlessly most of time
Been using for over 6 months, between a windows 10 machine and a mac mini. Works 90% of the time. The mouse gets stuck at times and will not switch. Keyboard works on both machines but caps lock and num lock do not work correctly as you switch machines.
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Response from Staples :
Thank you for sharing your experience with our SVKMS2. This adapter should allow the keyboard and mouse to switch every time you move from one computer to the other and we'd like to speak with you further regarding the problem you're having to help fix this for you. Please contact us directly at www.startech.com/support where our Technical Advisors are available 24 hours a day, 5 days a week to provide support.
Matt, November 28, 2019