tommo123 Posted December 18, 2005 Posted December 18, 2005 this is about the 1st PC in my sig btw, in the past its all fine - havent changed anything in the bios or any hardware changes and now the mobo wont boot with my keyboard (PS2) plugged in? it works in the other PC just fine. I get a long beep and nothing else. I've looked at the list of codes that i found in a search, but it mentions other beeps like 1 long and 3 short ones etc. just 1 long beep isnt in there. take away the keyb and alls fine again. i'm using synergy to control the PC from another at the mo (thank god) but i want to have this one be the server so i need the keyb to be plugged in the bios is already at the optimized defaults from just after i flashed it, no other changes made at all. anyone have any ideas? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
twigboy Posted December 18, 2005 Posted December 18, 2005 Have you tried booting with no keyboard plugged in? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommo123 Posted December 18, 2005 Posted December 18, 2005 yep, fine with no keyb in there. like i said, that works in my 2nd pc - also a DFI mobo. its just really weird Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
twigboy Posted December 18, 2005 Posted December 18, 2005 There arent any beeps with no keyboard installed? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kukulcan Posted December 19, 2005 Posted December 19, 2005 Your keyboard port might be knackered. Try another keyboard or a PS/2 to USB adapter Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommo123 Posted December 19, 2005 Posted December 19, 2005 twigboy - the usual quick beep as it powers on, the normal one only. only with the keyb plugged in does it do the other beep. kukulcan - if it is the port thats dead, would that be enough for an RMA you think? would the USB adapter even work? dont you have to enable that in the bios (which i cant at the mo) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kukulcan Posted December 19, 2005 Posted December 19, 2005 I suspect that unless you have disabled the option in the bios it should work. (USB adapter) You might find that you have a PS/2 to USB adapter that came with a mouse. I would try another keyboard first though. If it is dead you can probably RMA it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommo123 Posted December 19, 2005 Posted December 19, 2005 kewl. i think i have an old one somewhere that i can try. i havent specifically disabled anything in the bios to do with the keyboard - i loaded optimized defaults and thats about it. fingers crossed now Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommo123 Posted March 30, 2006 Posted March 30, 2006 just an update, i left this as was originally, but today tried a diff keyboard and that works fine :confused: no worries at all now. weird but sweet!. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbetea Posted March 30, 2006 Posted March 30, 2006 Might be a stuck key. Since you have another keyboard, take your old one apart and give it a quick clean. Willing to bet it will work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommo123 Posted March 30, 2006 Posted March 30, 2006 not a stuck key since it works fine on the other pcs i have. thats why i thought it was the mobo. havent tried the other key.b on this one and not going to. it works, why mess Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
function8 Posted March 30, 2006 Posted March 30, 2006 i had a motherboard once that absolutely would not work with a ps2 keyboard that i had but worked fine with every other keyboard....and the keyboard was fine, it worked on other systems. anyway i ran into it before and i think its a bios version issue or somthing in the typmatic rate settings that kept it from liking that particular keyboard. i dern sure wouldnt update the bios over that tho Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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