Belkin KVM Switch 2 issue

recently bought the new Belkin Switch 2 KVM gizmo.
Hooked it up to a G5 PPC DVI->VGA & G4 PPC(AGP) VGA. Montior is a Samsung Syncmaster 172T (1024x768 @ 60hz), keyboard & mouse are Apple Pro, both wired. Running 10.4.7
Boot up the G5 & it gets through boot up but then crashes - in respect that although login/startup items continue to load, the mouse is unresponsive & the screen defaults to the generic wallpaper & the screen resolution is not as specified in system prefs (ie. lesser/basic res.)Only way out is to hit the power button til it turns itself off.
Boot up the G4 & it works perfectly. Have reversed the switch cables to check them but no change to the G5 crash. Looks to me like there may be an issue with DVI-VGA and the Switch2.
Has anyone experienced this & more importantly figured out how to solve this issue?
TIA, Andy
G5 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

The new Apple keyboard is very underpowered. Even if connected directly to the computer mine won't power my Ipod, so i would say it's likely a power issue.

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