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| 269366 | 2004-09-05 03:59:00 | Can any one help me? My keyboard won't work. I unplugged it and plugged it back in and still it was dead. Bought a new key board it won't work either! I have a pc company computer with windows ME on it, first trouble I have ever had with it. | Bubber (5034) | ||
| 269367 | 2004-09-05 04:03:00 | What sort of plug has it got? Is it a rectangular (USB) or round (PS/2) one? If it's a PS/2, you might have plugged it into the wrong socket. The mouse might use the same type of connector, but they have to be in the correct sockets. No damage is done; it just won't work. ;-) It's easily done. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 269368 | 2004-09-05 04:32:00 | Thanks for your answer but I have checked and they are in the right sockets, could it be the cmos battery, and how would one go about changing it? I have been using the on screen keyboard but just not the same. It is a PS/2 | Bubber (5034) | ||
| 269369 | 2004-09-05 04:41:00 | The keyboard should work regardless of anything else . :D Even no battery should be OK . Does a "Keyboard Error" message appear on the screen at startup? Do the keyboard lights flash quickly at startup? I am assuming that you had the power off when you unplugged and plugged your keyboards in . A full power off/on isneeded for a PS/2 mouse to be recognised; a keyboard shouldn't need that . . . but ;-) Try holding a key down while starting up . It should cause some beeping when its buffer is filled . If you hold the Del key ,it "might" get you into the BIOS setup . |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 269370 | 2004-09-05 04:49:00 | Ok no lights come on at all at start up, I cannot get into bios at all as none of the keys work at all. I had the power off when unplugging and plugging in. | Bubber (5034) | ||
| 269371 | 2004-09-05 05:05:00 | sounds like the ps2 port has died. if your lucky it could just be bent pins. you could try a USB keyboard but it may not work as it needs bios support (some have the usb keyboard support turned off by default so you need to use a ps2 keyboard to turn it on :( ) |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 269372 | 2004-09-05 05:10:00 | Thankyou, now can any body tell can you get a ps/2 port fixed? | Bubber (5034) | ||
| 269373 | 2004-09-05 05:22:00 | Yes You replace the motherboard . Unfortunately "repair" is uneconomic unless its a simple mechanical problem . That usually means that you need new RAM as the old stuff is incompatable . If the operating system is OEM preloaded, it cannot easily be transferred and you may need a new copy . The HDD(s) will be slow and small and you may as well upgrade them at the same time . The video card is probably not transferrable either . The really good news is that the monitor is probably OK to swap to a new system . |
godfather (25) | ||
| 269374 | 2004-09-05 05:47:00 | Thankyou, what can I say? | Bubber (5034) | ||
| 269375 | 2004-09-05 06:11:00 | Or you try a USB keyboard. That is a much cheaper repair attempt.... | godfather (25) | ||
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