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USB keyboards
Name: felixtc Date: September 6, 2007 at 22:26:02 Pacific OS: vista HP/xp CPU/Ram: amd/ athlon/ 1024 megs ra
Comment:
I have always used a PS2 conn until now my new keyboard is usb only it is instaled in device manage problem is: half the board features are not enabled until comp has booted up ie the arrows keys do not let me choose my operating sustem when the boot manager hits the screen so how do I use a USB keyboard?
Name: Walter Mitty Date: September 6, 2007 at 23:45:46 Pacific
Reply:
Check BIOS settings for a Legacy USB and ensure it is enabled.
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Response Number 2
Name: Columbo1977 Date: September 7, 2007 at 02:22:19 Pacific
Reply:
All of the keys apart form the media ones should work when booting, the advice above should sort it.
cheers
Columbo1977
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Response Number 3
Name: felixtc Date: September 8, 2007 at 04:25:19 Pacific
Reply:
whereabouts in bios have been thru there very regularly haven't come accross it
felix
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Response Number 4
Name: felixtc Date: September 8, 2007 at 07:45:32 Pacific
Reply:
Hi sorted it out
enabled 'support for dos ' in bios
I thought I had enabled it earlier but must not have saved the changes
thanks guys think I sent another post on this sorry simply ignore it
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