Can't use the keyboard!

Help...

I have a Socket A SiS chipped motherboard and on starting, it reads the keyboard OK but will not accept any input from it, the keyboard is OK, I checked it out on this computer, and same result with other keyboards attached.

I can't even press "Delete" to enter BIOS setup anthough every key press causes a low "click" sound so I don't think the PS/2 connection is faulty.

Can anyone think of a way out? short of junking the Motherboard.

Thanks,

Gizmo

 

~If~ no other PS-2 mice will work, you can try a USB one. May get you by for awhile.

Dale

 

If you have at least one good PS2 port, get a PS2 splitter and run both mouse and keyboard from that. You can get a USB keyboard. You might want to investigate a USB/PS2 adapter. You could get a USB keyboard with its own onboard PS2 port. You can add a PS2 IO card. Or, you can hardwire a new PS2 port to the motherboard.

Lastly, you can pitch the motherboard.

Basically - you have quite a few options.

 

Hold down a key from power-up. This should (may) get you into the BIOS setup with an error. Look through the settings if there is a "keyboard lock ".

Matt

 

Check/reseat your RAM cards. Had a lot of problems on one M/B not setting the keyboard. Couldn't read the RAM.

Matt

 

Very good suggestion - just went through the same thing and highly suspected Memory. Wound up using a different MB, CPU, cooler, video card and memory - (File Server - couldn't take any chances)

Memory in question - PC3200 Cas2 Corsair XMS

 

Many Thanks.

Thanks fellas for the wealth of answers, they'll keep me busy for a while.

I'm cross with myself for not thinking of several already - to many late nights?

Anyway, when (optimist, right?) I get in to the computer, I'll get back and post the results.

Thanks again.

Gizmo

 

Keyboard woes...

Hi all,

Well, here we are again...

The mouse works in the mouse PS/2 socket but the keyboard does not, not even with a splitter, I tried removing the mouse driver... and used serial/USB mice instead, but it would not boot with keyboard in "wrong" port.

No problem starting computer, runs well as long as I don't want to type anything!!!

USB keyboard no go... seems I have to enable USB keyboard support in BIOS first - by Pressing the 'Delete' key" on start up... BAH!

Dismantled entire box checked memory & PCI/AGP seatings, checked all bits out on other computer, all OK!

Only things plugged in now are CPU (XP1600) - Memory (512Mb PC2100) - AGP Video card (ATI Rage 8500) - FDD/HDD & CD-ROM

One curious thing, Windows (98SE) reports keyboard installed and working properly - but - installs a new 101/102 Standard keyboard every time it starts - at one time there was seven!

It looks to me like it must be the PS/2 port that is faulty, as keyboard gives all appearances of working (lights on - clicks etc,) except no output.

I have never come across a plug in PS/2 port - That may be the answer - as long as I don't have to change the BIOS first! what exactly IS the port? is it all in the connector or is some of it on the motherboard?

I had never really appreciated how IMPORTANT the keyboard is until now...

Cheers,

Gizmo