I use one, so I can confirm they work extremely well, subject to some caveats:
* The total cable length is important, both between the host / KVM and the KVM / monitor, as well as any daisy chained displays you have. I had to use certified cables to get everything working reliably with my setup.
* There's a weird interaction with BIOS power on. The boot display drivers I have freak out if they aren't the active display and fail. I solve this by switching the KVM before I turn the computer on. After everything is booted into an OS, it works fine to switch.
* Power supply quality is important. I had some issues before I made sure the power supply was reliable.
KVM switches are just inherently difficult little devices. I haven't had issues since I got it working though.
Alternatively, you may have been thinking about ConnectPro. I ordered a kvm from them around the same timeframe and it was delayed quite a bit from backorder. (Though, they also did a major UI change, so might not be able to tell either).
xxpor|2 years ago
AlotOfReading|2 years ago
* The total cable length is important, both between the host / KVM and the KVM / monitor, as well as any daisy chained displays you have. I had to use certified cables to get everything working reliably with my setup.
* There's a weird interaction with BIOS power on. The boot display drivers I have freak out if they aren't the active display and fail. I solve this by switching the KVM before I turn the computer on. After everything is booted into an OS, it works fine to switch.
* Power supply quality is important. I had some issues before I made sure the power supply was reliable.
KVM switches are just inherently difficult little devices. I haven't had issues since I got it working though.
xboxnolifes|2 years ago