- Apr 16, 2013
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In my efforts to fix up this old Dell Dimension 5150 XP that I have, I tried to install a chipset driver that I thought was missing. Apparently, it wasn't, and I have lost all control of the mouse and keyboard, both of which are USB.
There are no PS2 ports for either of them. The funny thing is, when I insert a flash drive into one of the ports, it pops up on the screen, like its connected.
Is it possible to boot into safe mode having only the USB mouse and keyboard (not that I don't own PS2 mice and keyboards, there just isn't any connection)? Would safe mode even work?
I decided I better ask some other people before I restart the computer and really put myself out in the dark. At last resort, I have the install disk, and I better hope it boots from the disk in that case, because all that works right now is the power button.
There are no PS2 ports for either of them. The funny thing is, when I insert a flash drive into one of the ports, it pops up on the screen, like its connected.
Is it possible to boot into safe mode having only the USB mouse and keyboard (not that I don't own PS2 mice and keyboards, there just isn't any connection)? Would safe mode even work?
I decided I better ask some other people before I restart the computer and really put myself out in the dark. At last resort, I have the install disk, and I better hope it boots from the disk in that case, because all that works right now is the power button.
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