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Gary Brown

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Since: Apr 29, 2004
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 5:22 pm
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Hi,

I am resurrecting an old PC to donate to a school. The BIOS ignores
the keyboard. The keyboard tests OK. I can get to the BIOS but that
it.

Any help appreciated. The school is desparate for PCs.

Thanks,
Gary

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GlowingBlueMist

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 5:22 pm
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"Gary Brown" <garyjbrown RemoveThis @charter.net> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I am resurrecting an old PC to donate to a school. The BIOS ignores
> the keyboard. The keyboard tests OK. I can get to the BIOS but that
> it.
>
> Any help appreciated. The school is desparate for PCs.
>
> Thanks,
> Gary
>
What kind of keyboard connection are you trying to use, USB or older style?

On my old PIII system if I want to plug in a USB style keyboard I have to
activate that option in the BIOS or it defaults to a PS2 style connector on
the motherboard at boot up.

I have found that when re-activating an old machines that have been stored
with the power unplugged that a reset of the BIOS by using the motherboard
jumper or by removing the motherboard battery can fix a multitude of
problems.

A motherboard battery that is weak or dead can cause random problems which a
bios reset will not clear. It takes a new battery and then a bios clearing
session before those boards start working again.*

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Vanguard

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 6:07 pm
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"Gary Brown" <garyjbrown RemoveThis @charter.net> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I am resurrecting an old PC to donate to a school. The BIOS ignores
> the keyboard. The keyboard tests OK. I can get to the BIOS but
> that
> it.
>
> Any help appreciated. The school is desparate for PCs.
>
> Thanks,
> Gary
>
>


Did you plug it into the PS/2 or USB port?
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Gary Brown

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 1:48 pm
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>> I am resurrecting an old PC to donate to a school. The BIOS ignores
>> the keyboard. The keyboard tests OK. I can get to the BIOS but that
>> <snip>
> What kind of keyboard connection are you trying to use, USB or older
> style?

It is PS/2.

Sorry, I neglected that.

Gary
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 5:39 pm
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"Gary Brown" <garyjbrown DeleteThis @charter.net> wrote in message
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>>> I am resurrecting an old PC to donate to a school. The BIOS
>>> ignores
>>> the keyboard. The keyboard tests OK. I can get to the BIOS but
>>> that
>>> <snip>
>> What kind of keyboard connection are you trying to use, USB or
>> older style?
>
> It is PS/2.
>
> Sorry, I neglected that.
>
> Gary
>
>


Is it also an old keyboard? If it doesn't have separate arrow and
number pads) then maybe you need to change the state of the NumLock so
the number/arrow pad will work to move around in the BIOS screens.

Do you know if the keyboard is okay? Tried it on another computer?
Tried a different keyboard on the one that you are trying to
resurrect?

Some older keyboards were prone to damage if someone used a
screwdriver near the backside PS/2 connector. Sometimes there was a
mounting screw for the motherboard near there and clumsy handling had
the screwdriver slip and crush a diode on the motherboard or slice a
trace.
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