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Keyboard dead?
Name: Kevin Sun Date: November 26, 2003 at 13:50:06 Pacific OS: Windows XP w/ SP1 CPU/Ram: p4 2.6 ghz 800fsb/ Corsai
Comment:
Today, I booted up my computer to find the windows login prompt. I clicked on the icon and proceeded to type in my password when i noticed that the keyboard was not working. I rebooted the computer and noticed that the num lock light could be toggled on and off but any other key still wouldn't work. Thinking that my keyboard had been broken, i swapped it with one that i know works. I got the same result only the num lock wouldn't even respond. I thought maybe i had corrupted the windows xp keyboard drivers but i tried to get into my bios with no luck as well.
So, what's wrong? Did i fry my ps/2 port? Thanks in advance for the help.
Name: Daniel Date: November 26, 2003 at 16:19:41 Pacific
Reply:
hook your keyboard into your USB port, disable your parrallel port or whatever it's hooked into. If you cant get into the BIOS to disable it, there's sometimes a jumper cable on the motherboard that you can set. its usually set 1-2, set it to 2-3. Proceed with your USB keyboard hook up and it should work. If it does, than your port for the keyboard is seriously fudged up. Otherwise, i dont know.
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