- Jul 14, 2015
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A friend gave me a tower running Windows 98, but he didn't give me the mouse or the keyboard. Unfortunately Windows 98 does not automatically install drivers, which I did not realize until I booted up and none of the peripherals worked. I tried entering BIOS, and I couldn't figure out which key to hit (I've tried most of them). However, I inserted a floppy disk and booted with the disk still in, and I got an error message, which prompted me to hit any key after removing the disk, and that worked. So the computer is sensing the keyboard, but only before Windows starts.
I researched this a little bit, and I came to the conclusion that the computer will only work if I use a mouse or keyboard that came with the computer to install other hardware drivers. So if I were to buy the same make and model of the keyboard and mouse that came with the tower off Ebay, would that work? The drivers for those devices should already be on the computer, so I would guess yes, but then again I'm not sure.
Sidenote: the computer does not have any PS/2 ports. I tried both USB peripherals and PS/2 peripherals with a PS/2 - USB adapter. Nothing worked.
So how can I get the mouse and keyboard to work? I don't have any installation media (disk or floppy) for any of these things, and even if I did, I would have no way of running it since I don't have a keyboard or mouse that works with the computer. If I find the stuff on Ebay, should I buy them? Would they work?
I researched this a little bit, and I came to the conclusion that the computer will only work if I use a mouse or keyboard that came with the computer to install other hardware drivers. So if I were to buy the same make and model of the keyboard and mouse that came with the tower off Ebay, would that work? The drivers for those devices should already be on the computer, so I would guess yes, but then again I'm not sure.
Sidenote: the computer does not have any PS/2 ports. I tried both USB peripherals and PS/2 peripherals with a PS/2 - USB adapter. Nothing worked.
So how can I get the mouse and keyboard to work? I don't have any installation media (disk or floppy) for any of these things, and even if I did, I would have no way of running it since I don't have a keyboard or mouse that works with the computer. If I find the stuff on Ebay, should I buy them? Would they work?
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