You are Powering up the PC that is booting from the hard drive by hitting the button on the keyboard. You are not booting up with the keyboard. The keyboard has no information to boot from. You want to set it to power on via the keyboard button. Not boot from the keyboard. Look at the info provided by OtheHill. Regards, Bryan

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It is semantics. You are booting from your harddrive. You are turning the computer ON using a key on the Keyboard. There is a difference. I don't have a machine with that BIOS on it. There should be options in the BIOS Under Power Management Setup that will allow you to set to start using USB device and should even have a selection for the keystroke. The default MAY be Button. Change to USB.

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Ok we had a little mis-communication here i'm sorry for that, offcourse it "boots" up from the harddrive, by powering up from the keyboard.:) so back to the problem, there are only options for powering up from PS/2 devices and not for USB.. so i cant powerup from a USB keyboard, is there a way to do it? Thanks so far btw. AMD64 X2 4400+ @ 2,52GHz Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe 2GB OCZ GOLD DDR500 Asus EN7900GTX 512MB @ 725/1750 Maxtor 250GB 16MB SATAII WD 160GB 8MB IDE Hiper 4B580 580W Thermaltake Kandalf

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Comper DLoaded your MBoard manual and it doesn't appear you have the option you need. I can suggest two things. First of course is to start via the case button. Second would be to reconnect the PS2 mouse and use strictly for startup. I believe the PS/2 & USB hardware can co-exist.

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I agree that we are getting confused. Yes, wake on (select) in bios normally works on lan, keyboard or other choices. You stated that it did work with the old setup. I agree that the new keyboard should or would have a chance to work. As to why exactly it isn't is your question. I would try the old keyboard just to see if indeed it works. If so then we could assume that it the new keyboard. The only thing I could suggest is return the bios to the previous working state and un-select and then reselect the wake on keyboard. If that doesn't work then I'd only guess it would be some reason either a power saving issue or communication timing issue with the new keyboard. See if another brand supports wake on keyboard. I read it wrong and answer it wrong too. So get off my case you goober.

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jefro, The problem ins't my new keyboards or a power fault, it's my BIOS's.. it only supports wake up from PS/2 devices (like my old keyboard) and not from USB (like the new). So i think i'll do what OtheHill suggested and connect an old PS/2 mouse that i will only be using for powering up my pc. Thanks again. AMD64 X2 4400+ @ 2,52GHz Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe 2GB OCZ GOLD DDR500 Asus EN7900GTX 512MB @ 725/1750 Maxtor 250GB 16MB SATAII WD 160GB 8MB IDE Hiper 4B580 580W Thermaltake Kandalf

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Sorry, I understood that your old keyboard was a usb type. I get it now. I read it wrong and answer it wrong too. So get off my case you goober.

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The OP said, "With my older keyboard (which was also cordless)..", how could it be cordless and PS2 at the same time? Also how much effort does it take to turn on the computer the standard way? Is the box locked up in another room?

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I have seen wireless ps2 keyboards. What do i put here if i don't put a question?

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The reciever from my old keyboard splits up in a USB (mouse) and a purple ps/2 (keyboard) And no, it's not great of an efford to turn it on normally i'm just lazy, the pc's on the floor and i was used to just press a key and the thing will boot up... AMD64 X2 4400+ @ 2,52GHz Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe 2GB OCZ GOLD DDR500 eVGA GeForce 8800GTX Maxtor 250GB 16MB SATAII WD 160GB 8MB IDE Hiper 4B580 580W Thermaltake Kandalf

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