keyboard dead on boot after a few days w/ computer off

[alexmelo]

Hi,
I need help and some clues to the following problem; Win 2k, Pentium III Tualatin 1.2 GHz, ASUS TUSL2-C.
I noticed 2 times, after I was traveling for a few days (10 days one time, 5 days the other) that when I switch the computer on, the keyboard is dead. It's a PS2 keyboard, tested on other computer and it's OK. PS2 mouse is OK.
After several boots, switching off and on, waiting, etc., the keyboard returns; at first I thought it was a bad electrical contact on the PS2 plug on the motherboard, but nobody is at home to touch the computer; then, I thought it could be a Windows driver or DLL or a corrupt file; I checked contacts, I ran SP3 again, I checked files, etc. When I switch the computer on and off everyday, this problem does not occur.
I then thought it could be the motherboard battery and its effect on the BIOS; however, this motherboard is 1 year old.
Any help? Thanks.

 

[Hephaestus]

I am having a similar problem but it occurs after re-boots too. Keyboard is USB connected. Cannot access password screen on W2K machine with CTRL+ALT+DEL. Only work around has been to unplug and replug keyboard into USB port, then it will work fine.
It may have something to do with kbdclass and kbdhid sys files because copying these files from a working machine to a problem machine will solve the problem but only sometimes. On some machines this does not work.
I've got a dozen of these machines to deploy and need fix. Users aren't going to be happy unplugging and plugging in keyboard every morning.