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PS/2 keyboard and mouse not responding

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by brianbarber

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Known good PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse do not respond in new W98 installation; both devices work in safe mode and outside windows. Everything else works in normal mode. When I switched to a serial mouse the PS/2 keyboard works and the appears to work. In case it helps, I am using an Asus P2B MB with newest BIOS applied. All of my hardware is on the HCL. I have tried removing and reinstalling drivers. Help me; my head hurts from banging it against the wall.

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by Former member

It's gotta be the Motherboard drivers, specifically PS2. Get newest MB drivers from manufacturer. Also check for I/O conflicts and check in the system properties for Exclamation points, drivers that failed to load...

by brianbarber

This was it exactly. Asus posted new drivers a little while ago that eluded my watchful gaze. Specifically is was the PCI bridge that needed updating. Thanks for your help; my head is healing nicely.

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by dmiles

In the CMOS control panel look at the BIOS settings to see what IRQ settings are and also check to see what serial port your mouse is setup for,it could be using a different serial port than required.

by brianbarber

Thanks for taking the time to respond. In my question I was insinuating that I I used a serial mouse as a workaround. It turned out that updated MB drivers (specifically, the PCI bridge) were required.

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by shawnyong

What kind of PS2 KB are you using? From what i can see the KB is causing the problem. If you "not" using normal 104key KB, try uninstall the drivers for the KB and use windows default KB drives to see if you have the same problem. You can use the KBand mouse in safe mode and outside windows as it only uses minimum driver to operate.
Banging head on walls don't solve problems... : )

by brianbarber

Thanks for taking the time to respond. The keyboard is known good, as stated in the question. It turned out that updated MB drivers (specifically, the PCI bridge) were required. You are right about the head banging; I`ll use a hammer next time.
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by taxlady11

If the above doesn't work, sometimes simplicity is the answer. After a power problem, sometimes the port has stopped recognizing that the item is plugged in. Try unplugging and plugging back in the affected items.

by brianbarber

Thanks for taking the time to respond. I agree with you completely; however, it turned out that updated MB drivers (specifically, the PCI bridge) were required.

Cheers,
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