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Thread ID: 55491	2005-03-11 23:13:00	Keyboard not detected, not working	weevaa (7435)	Press F1

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333248	2005-03-11 23:13:00	Hi, I have a computer at home that is used for uni study by a few people, and it wasn't used for a few months over xmas. Then one day I booted her up, worked fine and I shut it down. The next day someone else turned it on and an error came up just after the memory check "Keyboard error or no keyboard present " or something like that. So after a bit of discussion I decided to get a PS/2 to USB converter as it seems like my PS/2 port for my keyboard was shot (after trying another completely different keyboard with the same result). Now after plugging the dual PS/2 to USB converter (from DSE) in, the computer now loads XP home fine, and the mouse works. But sadly the keyboard doesn't (tried 2). So playing around connecting and re-connecting things, I notice that the keyboard lights light up during bootup, and I am able to Press DEL to enter setup and play around there. But once XP starts to load, the keyboard goes dead. Now since I can't use the keyboard, I cant login to XP, which means I am basically stuck. Its kind of urgent that I fix the problem too, as assignments need to be done. Any help would be much appreaciated.	weevaa (7435)
333249	2005-03-11 23:20:00	you need a usb keyboard (is your keyboard ps2/usb as adapters don't always work with ps2 only keyboards), and to have usb keyboard support turned on in the bios (which you need a working keyboard to access). try another keyboard but if its the ps2 port that has died your looking at a new motherboard (tho just check for bent pins before getting a new board).	tweak'e (69)
333250	2005-03-11 23:27:00	Whats the lowest I can pay for a USB keyboard?	weevaa (7435)
333251	2005-03-11 23:33:00	The cheapest USB kb down the road here is 17-18 dollars.	Speedy Gonzales (78)
333252	2005-03-11 23:36:00	I am in Whangarei, what sort of shops would I be looking at for that price? Just had a quick look at the DSE website, $100+	weevaa (7435)
333253	2005-03-11 23:43:00	This error has been noted to occur when the CMOS battery gets low as well.	godfather (25)
333254	2005-03-12 01:37:00	This error has been noted to occur when the CMOS battery gets low as well. Could this mean that the BIOS settings which enable the use of USB keyboard have been lost? I doubt if it's a hardware problem. Computer hardware wears out, rather than rusts out through non-use. I would use the ability to get into the BIOS and check all the settings which affect the keyboard.	Graham L (2)
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