Toshiba keyboard working a bit strange

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I've replaced my original DVD-ROM (TEAc brand) for an LG combo (after
shorting pins 45 and 47 works perfect)
But my problems didn't end. I observe a VERRRY STRANGE behaviour of my
laptop.
I had W2k installed. After collecting my laptop from service keyboard
didn't work in W2k. BUT - it worked perfectly under good-old-plain-DOS!!!
After restoring software from original Product Recovery CD (it was Win98)
my keyboard worked pefectly. After upgrading to Win2K my keyboard refused
ANY COOPERATION - simply ANY ACTION. Could someone explain this.
I'm working with computers for a quarter of a century (I'm MS in computer
science) but didn't seen such a strange behaviour.
Regards
Chris

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Sounds like a driver problem from your description.

The keyboard interface is not a "plain vanilla" as many people think.
Some Asus motherboards won't work with some keyboards, and the problems
often show up as mouse or USB problems.

But in a laptop, there should be no hardware incompatabilities.


KK wrote:

> I've replaced my original DVD-ROM (TEAc brand) for an LG combo (after
> shorting pins 45 and 47 works perfect)
> But my problems didn't end. I observe a VERRRY STRANGE behaviour of my
> laptop.
> I had W2k installed. After collecting my laptop from service keyboard
> didn't work in W2k. BUT - it worked perfectly under good-old-plain-DOS!!!
> After restoring software from original Product Recovery CD (it was Win98)
> my keyboard worked pefectly. After upgrading to Win2K my keyboard refused
> ANY COOPERATION - simply ANY ACTION. Could someone explain this.
> I'm working with computers for a quarter of a century (I'm MS in computer
> science) but didn't seen such a strange behaviour.
> Regards
> Chris

Archived from groups: comp.sys.laptops (More info?)

On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 00:12:48 GMT, Barry Watzman wrote:

> Sounds like a driver problem from your description.
>
> The keyboard interface is not a "plain vanilla" as many people think.
> Some Asus motherboards won't work with some keyboards, and the problems
> often show up as mouse or USB problems.
>
> But in a laptop, there should be no hardware incompatabilities.
>
>
> KK wrote:
>
>> [13 quoted lines suppressed]

Today I fixed my problem .
FYI. Drivers for touchpad and keyboard for W2000 are apparently made as a
whole unit and when (as was my case) haven't properly connected touchpad
cable you also can not use your keyboard.
Best wishes for all especially for Barry
regards
Chris