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I'm currently using an IBM Model M keyboard with a PS/2-to-USB active adapter. When I type fast on my main PC, almost any key will get "stuck" and keeps repeating until I press another key.

It also causes my mouse to stop functioning correctly. Here is the weird part. When I connect the keyboard to my laptop with the same adapter it works flawlessly. Why? Please help me fix this so I can keep typing on this lovely keyboard without issues.

Example: "Keyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyss".

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    Mine does this once in a while. I suspect it is the USB-port very temporarily not supplying enough power. Try some other ports.
    – Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
    Commented Feb 22, 2023 at 21:07
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    No idea. Does it change if you put a (n over) powered USB hub in between?
    – Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
    Commented Feb 22, 2023 at 21:33
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    If the keyboard itself works, then the adapter is faulty. Mind mentioning which adapter you bought?
    – Justme
    Commented Feb 22, 2023 at 23:09
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    Does this also happen with another USB keyboard and your main PC?
    – the busybee
    Commented Feb 23, 2023 at 9:43
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    The Model M is famously very picky about USB adaptors, I think due to being at the extreme re: voltages.
    – Tommy
    Commented Feb 23, 2023 at 14:51

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