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Ornate
09-19-2008, 11:39 PM
Currently, I have two computers, keyboards, mice, monitors. I am in the process of building a new computer, which will have a quadcore processor for four-boxing, as I use my main tank "alone" on the other computer, which is about two years old.

There are certain times when I will only be playing one character, and it would be nice to have the newer, upgraded machine used in that case with the two year old machine used for ventrilo or something similar.

Does a piece of hardware exist that will allow me to "switch" which keyboard, video, and mouse are hooked up to both computers?

Wilbur
09-20-2008, 09:46 AM
KVM

Ornate
09-20-2008, 07:04 PM
While I really do appreciate your obvious answer... a KVM is one set of keyboard mouse and video for two CPUs. I searched for "double" or "dual" KVMs extensively before I posted this question.

I'm looking for a way to switch between two sets of both without manually unplugging them all every time I want to switch.

I would have:
Monitor, Mouse, Keyboard - SET A
Monitor, Mouse, Keyboard - SET B
CPU - Y
CPU - Z

Most of the time, SET A is connected to CPU Y, while SET B is connected to CPU Z, but when I flip a switch, SET B is connected to CPU Y while SET A is connected to CPU Z.

If there is a way to accomplish this with a KVM, I'd really appreciate more than a one word explanation. Because I'm just not seeing it.

eagleeyee
09-20-2008, 09:33 PM
Check out Vetra.com they have some nice solutions although you need to call them to order atm. :thumbup: