Kvm For Mac Mini

I have an IOgear USB KVM connecting a USB keyboard and USB mouse to a Dell Laptop that has Ubuntu 14.04 on it and a Mac Mini (latest possible OS for that hardware), Mac is circa 2008. This KVM has one connector for Video, one USB connecter for both mouse and keyboard and one audio connector.

I bought a KVM monitor switch box, some KVM cables, and a USB to PS/2 ports so that I could connect the Mac Mini I bought and my old PC to the same monitor. Unfortunately I have been running into problems. I can verify that the monitor is working - I turned off the PC and directly connected my monitor to the Mac Mini. If you have an existing PS/2 connection equipment, it will work thru a KVM. AND the MacMini has the DVI port, BUT it comes with a DVI to VGA adapter. My father-in-law bought a MacMini on my advice, and a Belkin 4-Port KVM switch at Frys Electronics. The KVM has audio AND USB ports on it.

Everything seems to work fine except for the odd occasion when I switch back to the Mac and I'm presented with the crash overlay telling me to hard reset the MAC.

This setup is somewhat new because my Windows 8 desktop system crashed, but when the windows machine was running with the Mac I was using a PS2 IOGear KVM and I never saw this Apple crash message. I did have the mouse and the keyboard into the Mac separately (from the KVM) through a USB extender/multiplier but it was not powered, and I did have to use a separate USB nouse for the PC because I could not get the USB mouse to connect to the Windows machine through the PS KVM, but I think this has nothing to do with my present problem.

Is there some strange Mac OS problem when switching USB mice and keyboards between computers using a USB KVM?

And..It doesn't happen everytime.

Thanks,

Warren

Mac Mini, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

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This advanced KVMP can increase efficiency and save equipment cost for applications where high resolution, large or widescreen monitors are required, such as:

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And High-End Gaming, where high and ultra-high video resolution is demanded.

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