Keyboard problems

[tal ormanda]

When you boot and hit either F8 or F12 to go in safe mode etc it then says keyboard failure and it stops working. Then I restart and it works again. I have to use a keyboard thats like 10 years old if I need to boot in safe mode for any reason. Anything on the computer thats causing this?

[puntoMX]

Looks like your timing is a bit bad, push F8 after it detects your harddrives. The error you get is from your BIOS so it will see the keyboard with keys stuck.

[tal ormanda]

eh, well I'll check into that.

[LLXX]

The newer keyboards just aren't designed very well.

[tal ormanda]

The 10year+ old one works and the new one sucks.

[puntoMX]

The only problem I have with keyboards is with DELL computers, USB still sux for a keyboard I tell ya...

[Jeremy]

PS/2 baby!

[ripken204]

PS/2 baby!

same here

what exactly are the advantages of a usb keyboard over a ps/2? theres gotta be one...

[Jeremy]

same here

what exactly are the advantages of a usb keyboard over a ps/2? theres gotta be one...

You're the Hardware Guy, you tell us.

[LLXX]

Some ultra-small embedded systems computers only have USB ports.

As far as I know, all standard PC mobos still contain standard PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports.

[puntoMX]

Check out the DELL GX280, and you will see NO PS/2... peace of sh*t , any way, got it for free .

[Andromeda43]

As far as I know, all standard PC mobos still contain standard PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports.

Well, LLXX, if you actually worked in this business you'd know that times are a changin' !

It costs the mobo manufacturer a few cents more per mobo to install a PS2 port and it's driver chip set.

Dell and a few other box pushers are buying the cheapest mobos that they can get (from the Chinese, by the way) to try to change their bottom line and get rid of the red ink.

Just look at the quality of their systems and the size of their PSU's and you'll see what I mean.

That leaves many new users stuck with a USB keyboard, mouse, etc. PS2 is GONE.

(PS2 ports have already dissappeared from most laptops.)

For someone like me, an old tech that still likes to boot up a system with a DOS boot disk, to do diagnostics, etc., that precludes using a mouse for our DOS based utilities, even Ghost 2003. Don't yu know....that SUX!

The mobo in that case, recognizes the Keyboard and allows it to work even in DOS.

I saw one Laptop where even the USB mouse was seen in DOS....that was really weird, don't ya know.

Oh well, I guess we who still use DOS, floppy disks and PS2 are a dying breed.

Cheers, Y'all!!!

Andromeda43 B)

[puntoMX]

Oh well, I guess we who still use DOS, floppy disks and PS2 are a dying breed.

Ow sh*t, am I that old? ... I have to teach my future kids what PS/2 is ...

[LLXX]

For someone like me, an old tech that still likes to boot up a system with a DOS boot disk, to do diagnostics, etc., that precludes using a mouse for our DOS based utilities, even Ghost 2003. Don't yu know....that SUX!

The mobo in that case, recognizes the Keyboard and allows it to work even in DOS.

I saw one Laptop where even the USB mouse was seen in DOS....that was really weird, don't ya know

Quite common for USB hardware to be detected by the BIOS and emulated as their standard equivalent. There is a "Legacy USB Emulation" or similar option in most BIOSes (Award 6.00PG, for example) Edited September 12, 2006 by LLXX