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ptotheATsign   12-12-2002 at 10:35:31 PM

I'm trying to boot a PC (with a clean, formatted hard drive) that doesn't have any PS/2 ports with a USB keyboard and mouse. They are detected when turning on the computer, but the keyboard does not respond at any prompts. What is odd is that I am able to enter the BIOS by pressing F1, but after that it doesn't respond to anything I type on the keyboard. I have tried this keyboard on my Windows XP machine and it works fine. Any suggestions or comments would be appreciated.

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upec   12-13-2002 at 04:22:48 AM
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You can try to update BIOS.

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ptotheATsign   12-13-2002 at 04:46:16 AM
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That's the thing though, I can't even use the computer to attempt to update it because the keyboard doesn't do jack. There are also no serial ports to use, either.

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svol   12-13-2002 at 06:02:26 PM
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Which mobo are you using? It could be that you have to set a jumper to enable USB keyboard support.

My CPU runs so hot the arctic silver undergoes nuclear fusion :eek: .

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