need advice/help

[Josh Coffman]

On 9/23/07, der.hans <PLUGd at lufthans.com> wrote:
> Am 23. Sep, 2007 schwätzte Josh Coffman so:
>
> > when I boot the machine with any bootable disc, the keytboard doesn't
> > work at the critical time when you have to press a key to boot the cd.
> >
> > I've already wiped the drive so I can't just boot up my old linux
> > install. I'm going to put ubuntu on it right now, which fortunately
> > auto-boots in 30 secs if you don't press a key (because eve at the
> > ubuntu boot selection screen I cant use the keybord).
>
> That type of behavoir is really annoying.
>
> I presume you've tried reseating the USB cable. Have you tried a different
> USB port? Do you have a port that's attached to a different daughter card
> in case the one you're using has gone wonky?
>

I've tried all 6 usb ports on it. 4 on the back, two in the front.


> Do you have a USB->PS2 adapter to try?
>
> Do you have a different keyboard to try?
>

I tried a ps2 keyboard and mouse last night (borrowed from a friend.)

> Any changes to the BIOS?
>

I've been rearranging the boot drives, etc trying to get this to work.
I can easily reset the bios since I just want it to work.

> Does the keyboard work without problems once you boot an OS?
>
> ciao,
>
> der.hans
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