Re: Old style keyboard

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From: Papa (bikingis_at_my.fun)
Date: 12/03/04 

Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 14:23:26 -0500

Very possible. Thanks.

"Yves Leclerc" <yleclercNOSPAM@maysys.com> wrote in message
news:eZT1EGW2EHA.1564@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> There may be a problem with the "old" keyboard. I have successfully use
> these type of "rare" adapters and only had problems when the keyboard was
> defective.
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> "Papa" <bikingis@my.fun> wrote in message
> news:O0MBslV2EHA.2196@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> Yeah. I had the same experience on a different computer and different
>> keyboard.
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>> "Kenny S" <hotmail@coldmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:uC83IpU2EHA.3408@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>I have done this on one machine and my keyboard workes even before
>>>windows loads.....
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>>> "Papa" <bikingis@my.fun> wrote in message
>>> news:ePMk1LS2EHA.1152@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>> Just an observation.
>>>>
>>>> I am using Windows XP Pro on a new PC I recently built. The motherboard
>>>> has PS/2 ports for the mouse and keyboard. Rather than buy a new PS/2
>>>> keyboard, I used one of my older ones that has the big old-style
>>>> connector. Then I purchased an old-style to PS/2 adapter in order to
>>>> connect this keyboard to my computer PS/2 keyboard port.
>>>>
>>>> This keyboard works fine once Windows is up and running. However, if I
>>>> need to use the keyboard BEFORE Windows is up (such as when selecting a
>>>> menu option after hitting F8), the keyboard is dead.
>>>>
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