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| Thread ID: 44420 | 2004-04-18 12:01:00 | Keyboard? What keyboard? | AZREAL (1795) | Press F1 |
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| 230351 | 2004-04-18 12:01:00 | Hi Peoples, I have a Silitek SK-2690 keyboard and its a nice little keyboard..... But the silly thing is (Silitek.... hey no pun intended) the keyboard is not recognised when I boot up. When that happens I have to reboot (sometimes multiple times) to get it recignised. I'm on Win XP Pro and it's getting a bit annoying. Any help is appreciated Thanks in Advanced......... |
AZREAL (1795) | ||
| 230352 | 2004-04-18 12:05:00 | Can be a symptom of a dying CMOS backup battery. Not a guaranteed cure but easy to eliminate. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 230353 | 2004-04-18 12:13:00 | That could be it..... think it's time for the battery to retire..... you think two years of use is long enough? | AZREAL (1795) | ||
| 230354 | 2004-04-18 12:25:00 | Another possible thing is the connection on the motherboard has a cold solder joint problem. When computer boots the first time the motherboard is still cool. After running a few times the joint connects due to expansion. Just a possibility here. Do you find on warmer days it will work first time? |
Elephant (599) | ||
| 230355 | 2004-04-18 12:26:00 | Two years is not a long life for a cmos battery, I would expect 3-4 minimum, however I had a new battery die in a matter of days so anything is possible. Is your clock keeping good time? My problem was the same as yours, not recognising keyboard. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 230356 | 2004-04-18 13:52:00 | Try giggling the plug in the back of the PC | Rob99 (151) | ||
| 230357 | 2004-04-18 18:02:00 | Try another keyboard perhaps? Steve |
Steve Askew (119) | ||
| 230358 | 2004-04-18 21:27:00 | Is it USB or PS2? Bye |
Peter H (220) | ||
| 230359 | 2004-04-18 22:19:00 | Hi. At a real push you could go Start, Programs, Accessories, Accessibility, etc and use the On-Screen Keyboard with your mouse. Forget the keyboard altogether!! ;) :D | Scouse (83) | ||
| 230360 | 2004-04-19 00:48:00 | Well actually I got this keyboard recently. I did not have such problems with the one before... I've just changed a new CMOS Batt and see if the problems solved. BTW the keyboard is a PS2 type. Thanks everyone for the suggestions |
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