need advice/help

[Josh Coffman]

On 9/23/07, Dazed_75 <lthielster at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 9/23/07, Josh Coffman <joshcoffman at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm having serious problems with my desktop. It starts with we need to
> > use ms office 2007. So, I figured I would make it dual boot windows so
> > it would be easier on my wife.
> >
> > 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).
> >
> > Details.. I'm using a USB keyboard and mouse, which did work when I
> > originally installed XP on this machine last summer. (I built the
> > machine) Last night, I did get the keyboard to work during that time,
> > and somehow partly installed XP, but it fails part way install the
> > graphical install phase. I think because the cd is scratched. I dunno.
> >
> > I'm pretty stressed out as I'm just trying to help out the family; I
> > already wasn't happy about having to put windows back on.
> >
> > Any tips on a usb keyboard working, then not working, then working again?
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> There is a fair chance the usb keyboard is not recognized because the BIOS
> is set to NOT do USB emulation.  Watch when you boot the machine for a msg
> in one corner of the screen which saays something like Press Fookey to enter
> Setup.  Press that key immediately to get into BIOS.  f you do not see
> such\h a message, try rotating through F1, F2, and DEL keys.
>

It's F at . and F11 for the boot menu. I'll have to look for USB
emulation. No KVM to worry about.

> Another possibility is if you are using a PS2 based KVM switch with an
> adapter on your USB keyboard plug.  If  the KVM is not getting power to the
> keyboard you may need to add power to the KVM switch as I did (assuming
> yours has a way to do so) to my iogear KVM..
>
> > Very Many Thanks,
> > -j
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