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xp setup turns off usb keybard
Name: Cody (by codyrichter) Date: July 24, 2007 at 21:21:07 Pacific OS: Xp...sooon CPU/Ram: quad core/ddr2 Product: Acer/myself
Comment:
So, I got this sweet new system built, but i cant install xp like I wanted to. Usb keybard works fine in bios and while setup loads, but right before the measage that say "setup is starting windows" it turns off, num-lock is stil lit, but the keyboard key lights go out and the comp does not responfd to the keybord. I can't hit "enter" to continue or "r" to repair or anything. Its a g15 gaming USB keybard. Any ideas greatly aprisiated. Thanks, Cody
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Name: Sabertooth Date: July 24, 2007 at 21:44:13 Pacific
Reply:
Looks like you are going to need to borrow or get a PS2 keyboard to get past that point & then return to using your USB keyboard after that.
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Response Number 2
Name: Cody (by codyrichter) Date: July 24, 2007 at 23:16:08 Pacific
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doen't have a ps2 port
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Response Number 3
Name: Cody (by codyrichter) Date: July 25, 2007 at 04:53:18 Pacific
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nope...btw vista installs fine, but i'd like xp
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Response Number 4
Name: OtheHill Date: July 25, 2007 at 12:53:56 Pacific
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There is a possibility you have a setting or two wrong in the BIOS screens. Check these settings: Enable USB keyboard support On chip USB v1.1+v2.0 Resources controlled by (auto ESCD) If that doesn't solve the problem then proceed to below. Evidently the gaming Keyboard you own is so different that WinXP can't find a suitable driver. To modify Sabertooth's suggestion, temporarily use a STANDARD USB keyboard, which should work, until you are up and running and then install the drivers for the gaming KB.
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Response Number 5
Name: max00 Date: July 25, 2007 at 13:41:47 Pacific
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I like Othehill's suggestion to borrow a standard USB keyboard.
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