[Tfug] Keyboard Issues

Michael Salivar ethyriel at nerdshack.com
Tue Jul 4 20:51:08 MST 2006


If you just swapped cases I'd guess a short.  Try booting it on a
non-conductive surface like a motherboard box.  Anti-static bags are
actually mildly conductive, so that's a bad idea.

On Tue, 4 Jul 2006 20:06:58 -0700
"Christopher Robbins" <robbinsc at gmail.com> wrote:

> No...That's the weird thing - Should I try pulling the CMOS battery out to
> see if a reset does the job?
> 
> I should make a few more notes...
> 
> 1.)  I moved this motherboard into a new, roomier case (full ATX versus mini
> ATX case)
> 2.)  The current keyboard mouse combo (logitech wireless setup) worked fine
> with no problems, and it works in my laptop without fail
> 3.)  I can't get the keyboard to do anything
> 
> -Chris
> 
> On 7/4/06, Michael Salivar <ethyriel at nerdshack.com> wrote:
> >
> > Can you get into the BIOS?
> >
> > On Tue, 4 Jul 2006 19:48:44 -0700
> > "Christopher Robbins" <robbinsc at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I've got a strange problem with an old motherhrisboard I've been using
> > for a
> > > long time now....I can't get the #$%!*$ keyboard or mouse to work
> > >
> > > The strange thing is - the system will post and boot into linux, and I
> > don't
> > > see any errors during startup about a missing keyboard or mouse.  If
> > > I totally remove the hardware, I still see no error.  Could there be a
> > short
> > > somewhere?
> > >
> > > TIA
> > >
> > > -Chris
> > >
> >
> >
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