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More hardware woes - 4/18/2008 9:16:09 PM

JudgeDredd

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It seems my hardware woes aren't quite over yet.

Everything is back up and running regarding my initial problem, but it appears I have a Windows/keyboard issue.

When I boot my machine up, I cannot use the keyboard. I then have to go to device manager and update the drivers on the keyboard (which are showing a yeallow exclamation mark). When I do this, I can use the computer (it may need rebooting...I can't remember).

However, when I next power off the system, and power back up, I get the same issue.

I have tried uninstalling the keyboard and rebooting and then trying to install again. Which works in so far as I get to install the drivers for it...but it doesn't stay that way...when I next shut down and power up, same issue.

Sometimes it shows as having a standard 102-106 keyboard, other times it shows I have Easy Internet keyboard. I actually have a Logitech Deluxe Access keyboard.

Right at this particular moment in time, it shows I have an Easy Internet Keyboard (106 Key CTRL-Caps)

I know, for a fact, when I reboot this machine, I will not be able to use the keyboard and when I look at device manager, it will show a yellow exclamation mark at the Easy Internet Keyboard (106 Key CTRL-Caps) entry.

Any ideas...this is driving me nuts!

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RE: More hardware woes - 4/18/2008 9:27:09 PM

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It sounds a bit like your PS may have taken the MOBO with it when it cooked off.

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RE: More hardware woes - 4/18/2008 9:29:51 PM

TAIL GUNNER

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Try a PS/2 to USB converter, and plug the keyboard into a USB port...

Maybe your PS/2 port went wonky....

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RE: More hardware woes - 4/18/2008 9:45:12 PM

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Nah. I did think about getting a USB keyboard. However, I am sure this is a software issue. If I boot the computer up in safe mode, the keyboard works EVERYTIME!

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RE: More hardware woes - 4/19/2008 1:01:53 AM

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Check the copacitors on the motherboard. if they are swollen then there's your problem. This has been a rather frequent defects in motherboards lately. You know you really have a problem when you see battery acid on the top.

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RE: More hardware woes - 4/19/2008 1:26:19 AM

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Motherboard is fine, I'm sure of it. I am most defo convinced this is driver related...so hoping someone knows Windows/driver issue

I do have a RegScrub rogram, so I'll uninstall the KB tomorrow and reg scrub then hope windows doesn't get it's knickers in a twist!

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RE: More hardware woes - 7/14/2008 10:57:45 AM

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Just wanted to complete this in case anyone had similar issues.

Turns out I had USB Mouse support turned on in BIOS! Why the hell that would affect keyboard, I have no idea.

But I ran into this problem the other day and I knew I had just changed the BIOS, so I went back in and removed the USB Mouse Support and the keyboard was back and working normally.

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RE: More hardware woes - 7/14/2008 5:10:10 PM

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Did you check to see if the keyboard and mouse were trying to control the same interrupt?

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RE: More hardware woes - 7/14/2008 5:18:29 PM

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No I didn't. But the problem has "gone" by disabling USB Mouse support. I don't know what USB Mouse Support did....I have a USB mouse so assumed I'd have to have it supported...but the computer/mouse works fine without it enabled...whereas with it enabled, the keyboard decides it doesn't want to play ball.

So I've simply disabled USB Mouse Support.

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