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#1 Darkstarexodus   User is offline

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Posted 29 January 2006 - 9:47 PM

Just hooking up my new computer today and I'm having a bit of a problem. Neither the mouse nor keyboard currently function and though Windows pops up the Found New Hardware window whereby I can get the mouse and keyboard recognized, I can't use either of them to click the appropriate box in the window.



Help, please?

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Posted 29 January 2006 - 9:56 PM

Are they USB devices?

Do you have USB Keyboard Support enabled in the BIOS?

Failing that, can you scrouge a PS/2 keyboard from somewhere?

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Posted 29 January 2006 - 10:05 PM

It is a PS2 keyboard and mouse. It's a new-ish computer but the keyboard and mouse are over 5 years old.

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Posted 29 January 2006 - 10:18 PM

That's strange, can you get into the BIOS by pressing the appropriate key?

That'll tell you if it's just Windows that has the problem

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Posted 29 January 2006 - 11:16 PM

try searching the drivers for your mouse and keyboard on the net, and burn them to a CD or on a floppy disk and insert them in the computer when Windows try to install the hardwares. Else, wait for a while. My mouse didn't work for the first 3/4 minutes when I used it for the first time on my laptop.

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Posted 29 January 2006 - 11:17 PM

chemicalfan Escribi�:

That's strange, can you get into the BIOS by pressing the appropriate key?

That'll tell you if it's just Windows that has the problem






I think the OS won't boot if the Bios doesn't detect keyboard and mouse.

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Posted 29 January 2006 - 11:22 PM

Thanks for the help, by the way, guys. I'll try out these suggestions later.

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Posted 29 January 2006 - 11:27 PM

You could always try a USB keyboard X-D

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Posted 29 January 2006 - 11:37 PM

yeah, i'd say go down and grab a new keyboard and mouse... it's completely weird that they aren't being detected.

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Posted 29 January 2006 - 11:43 PM

The funny thing is I used to have this computer hooked up a couple months back (just never really used it) and they worked fine. :?
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