Keyboard not functioning

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Are you sure you are plugging the PS2 keyboard into the
keyboard port (usually violet), and not the mouse port
(usually green)?

Mike
>-----Original Message-----
>My keyboard is not working during bootup or when OS is
loaded. I do
>not get any errors when the keyboard is plug in, but no
keys will
>function. I can't even get into the bios by hitting the
del key,
>which is how I get into bios. When I unplug the
keyboard it give me a
>keyboard error during bootup. I have try swapping
keyboard and the
>keyboard works on other pc. I have tried a usb keyboard
also and that
>does not work either. When I plug in the usb keyboard
the device
>manager detechs the new hardware but but no keys will
work. Is my
>motherboard gone? I don't understand why it won't work
on both the
>ps2 and usb ports.
>.
>

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You can try the On-Screen Keyboard under All
Programs>Accessories>Accessibility if that helps you get into the software.
Al

"justair" <justair@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:c2a0fd4f.0410011315.53f16bf6@posting.google.com...
> My keyboard is not working during bootup or when OS is loaded. I do
> not get any errors when the keyboard is plug in, but no keys will
> function. I can't even get into the bios by hitting the del key,
> which is how I get into bios. When I unplug the keyboard it give me a
> keyboard error during bootup. I have try swapping keyboard and the
> keyboard works on other pc. I have tried a usb keyboard also and that
> does not work either. When I plug in the usb keyboard the device
> manager detechs the new hardware but but no keys will work. Is my
> motherboard gone? I don't understand why it won't work on both the
> ps2 and usb ports.

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Maybe it was disabled for the user in device manager.


"Al" <al@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:eH941cGqEHA.2340@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
| You can try the On-Screen Keyboard under All
| Programs>Accessories>Accessibility if that helps you get
into the software.
| Al
|
| "justair" <justair@gmail.com> wrote in message
| news:c2a0fd4f.0410011315.53f16bf6@posting.google.com...
| > My keyboard is not working during bootup or when OS is
loaded. I do
| > not get any errors when the keyboard is plug in, but no
keys will
| > function. I can't even get into the bios by hitting the
del key,
| > which is how I get into bios. When I unplug the
keyboard it give me a
| > keyboard error during bootup. I have try swapping
keyboard and the
| > keyboard works on other pc. I have tried a usb keyboard
also and that
| > does not work either. When I plug in the usb keyboard
the device
| > manager detechs the new hardware but but no keys will
work. Is my
| > motherboard gone? I don't understand why it won't work
on both the
| > ps2 and usb ports.
|
|