Hi, I am having no end of dramas withmy keyboard and would appreciate any suggestions. To wit:
When I start the PC, normal "press del for setup" msg comes on. POST finishes and PC starts beeping quickly - same noise it makes when you hold down a key and the kb buffer fills up. It then searches for drives etc as usual, boots up but I cannot type anything at all (including no password at the login screen). Needless to say, this is difficult for me particularly since i write for a living.
Every once in a while (ie every few hard resets) the kb is recognised long enough for me to type password, boot win xp, and maybe write an email but at some point the kb stops working. all apps still run ok, for ex i am writing this using mouse and onscreen keyboard. Also, all apps act as though CTRL key is being held down ie shutdown screen says standby not hibernate, ms outlook asks whether i want to start in safe mode etc.
As my kb was 7 years old i first thought it had worn out but new MS keyboard behaves the same annoying way. this leads me to believe the prob lies in the motherboard's keyboard connector somewhere, probably not a winxp issue since it happens during POST and well before win is in the picture.
Any suggestions of solution, or hair transplant specialists, most welcome. Thanks in advance David
When I start the PC, normal "press del for setup" msg comes on. POST finishes and PC starts beeping quickly - same noise it makes when you hold down a key and the kb buffer fills up. It then searches for drives etc as usual, boots up but I cannot type anything at all (including no password at the login screen). Needless to say, this is difficult for me particularly since i write for a living.
Every once in a while (ie every few hard resets) the kb is recognised long enough for me to type password, boot win xp, and maybe write an email but at some point the kb stops working. all apps still run ok, for ex i am writing this using mouse and onscreen keyboard. Also, all apps act as though CTRL key is being held down ie shutdown screen says standby not hibernate, ms outlook asks whether i want to start in safe mode etc.
As my kb was 7 years old i first thought it had worn out but new MS keyboard behaves the same annoying way. this leads me to believe the prob lies in the motherboard's keyboard connector somewhere, probably not a winxp issue since it happens during POST and well before win is in the picture.
Any suggestions of solution, or hair transplant specialists, most welcome. Thanks in advance David