Re: Keyboard Still Won't Work on Startup


"KIR" <kenandkatherine@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Re: keyboard Won't Work on Startup, posted on 1/13/08.

I uninstalled and reinstalled the keyboard driver but the problem
continues.
The only way I can get it to work is to do an error-check (disk check)
after
a hard shutdown. I really don't want to have to resort to using a USB
keyboard as all my USB ports are already in use. My machine is about 7
years
old but has never given me any trouble until now. Any thoughts at this
point? Please read 1/13 post for important details. Thanks.

Ken



I had already given you an answer in that the ps/2 port appeared to be bad.

Sometimes that happens due to an internal short...and one can use *either* a
ps/2 keyboard *or* a ps/2 mouse...
but not both.

If that is what happened...then the only way you can get away from using an
add'l USB device...
would be to use a serial mouse. (And this of course assumes, that removing
the ps/2 mouse allows your KB to work)

A cheapie USB hub could be added otherwise


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