[pchelpers] Re: usb keayboard

Hi Billy,

Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 7:57:19 AM, you wrote:

BE> Got a weird one here. I plug my USB keyboard into a USB port on my
BE> pc when the pc is on and it works. But after I turn off my pc and
BE> then boot it up, I get a message saying there is a key board
BE> error, no keyboard, then press F1 to continue.......which of
BE> course I cannot as the keyboard isn't there (this happens with any
BE> USB keyboard and any USB port I use) However, when I plug the
BE> keyboard in using a USBto PS2 adaptor, the PC boots, reads the
BE> keyboard is there and everything works just fine. The keyboard is
BE> a media type and the software installed OK.

Check the BIOS settings; some need to be adjusted in order to
recognize a USB keyboard before Windows loads.

If all else fails, most BIOS setups allow you to tell it to ignore
keyboard errors.

-- 
Scott.



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