Re: Boot to BIOS

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Thanks for the initial suggestions. This is a Dell E521, and <F2> should
boot to BIOS, according to the manual which I found at the Dell Tech Support
site. This is an awkward discussion as I must call the computer owner by
phone and try to address all the troubleshooting suggestions and questions
offered. I will check if he can connect an old PS2 keyboard to the box as an
alternative keyboard and to do all the checks suggested on the current USB
keyboard. I believe he is using a Dell USB keyboard that shipped with the
system. He can boot normally into Windows, but can only input to the system
with the mouse. He can connect to the internet, but then cannot do any
interaction using the keyboard, so that is why I got involved as an
intermediary.

I'll respond more when I can get a response back from the computer owner.

Thanks again,
JamesH


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