On Wed, Oct 03, 2001 at 03:20:18PM +0200, Simon Kagstrom wrote:
> 
> I have a DS 5000/120 which I'd like to connect to a VR290-D3 monitor
> and a LK201 keyboard which I got from a DS 3100 (broken). My DS has a
> PMAG-B video card, and I managed to get a cable to connect it to the
> monitor, and starting the computer causes a printout of "select
> langugage" and a few languages to select from on the monitor. So far
> so good.
> 
> The trouble is that I cannot get any response from the keyboard. The
> LK201 is connected to a BC18Z cable which is a combined
> monitor/keyboard/mouse cable that came with the 3100 and fits into the
> keyboard connector on the DS 5000. Should this combination work?
> Otherwise, what cables should I get instead?

I do not have a 3100 cable in order to compare things, but all my
5000 and 3000 systems use two separate cables; one BNC style for the
monitor and then a combo cable (17-02640-01) with a 15 pin D connector
on one end and a plastic block with connectors for an LK and a mouse on
the other end.