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by benjaminedmond

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i have pentium 3 computer. the problem is that when it's detecting the hardisk and the keybord there is a keyboard error or no keyboard present. my keyboard is a ps2 connector. what should i do? i have changed the keyboard but i have still the problem.

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by trippin

Try booting up without the keyboard and after it finishes.. you plug in the keyboard and let it be detected , if there is still error then change the motherboard.

by timthetoolman

Hi,

NO! Dont do the above PS2 connectors are NOT hot pluggable. In fact I've seen plenty of mice, keyboards and motherboards that didn't make it...

I think the above answer is confusing USB with PS2.

If you've tried another keyboard and itstill doesn't work, then check the BIOS settings... but I dont hold a lot of hope in that.

You may have a motherboard problem.

Cheers,
Tim.

by neelkant

Hi,
When u start the machine, go to cmos setup. From there go to standard setup and set the hard disk to none. Then go to the "Autodetect Hard disk" option and detect the hard disk.
All the best

by mdelyea

I know this sounds obvious but are you sure the mouse and keyboard are in the correct sockets? In an ATX tower, the keyboard should be closest to the side of the case and the mouse should be closest to the middle of the case.

by thechas

Another thing to try, is to disable USB device legacy support in the BIOS settings.

If this is enabled, your BIOS may be looking for a USB keyboard, and ignoring the PS2 keyboard.

Chas

by vorsossion

Contrary to answer number 2, keyboards can be plugged in after reboot. They will not have any of the features on them and will be treated like a standard keyboard, but you CAN do it. (I do it daily in my job.)

I do not think it will help. The easiest thing to do would be to ask a friend to borrow their keyboard. Plug in the keyboard and boot up, see if you get the error. If not, then you need to spend $9.99 (US) and replace your keyboard, if you do then you have more serious issues and should run a system diagnostic on your system board, I really hope you do not have issues there as they can be expensive.

Odds are your keyboard is malfunctioning and it is nothing really serious. Keyboards range from $10-90 (US) if you want to get REALLY fancy, however I prefer to use the cheap stuff. /shrug.

I hope this helps.

by ann777

If you have changed the keyboard with the computer powered up, the keyboard connection is probably fried. You should NEVER connect a keyboard to a power on unit.

Most keyboards are connected to the system board. Which means that if you havetried another known working keyboard (try the non-working keyboard on another computer that you know is working 100% to verify that the keyboard(s) are good), then it has to be the system board connection to the keyboard.

by pinoy_teknik

Is that AT or ATX? In AT your keyboard is serial, you can use PS2 keyboard by means of Adaptor, and in ATX your keyboard will be a PS2, and you can also use a USB keyboard, try to check the BIOS may be it is disable there.

Hope this can!!

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