key board not working

kumar.g · 05-04-2009, 11:34 AM

when i start my pc to install new os at the time of booting with cd we need to conform whether it has to boot with cd or not at this particular screen my keyboard is not working to select that one

eg: press any key to boot from cd ..

can any body give me suggestion how to rectify that problem

**djaburg** · 05-04-2009, 09:20 PM

I'd think that you're using a wireless keyboard or a USB keyboard, most likely USB. The BIOS in your motherboard needs to be configured to "SUPPORT LEGACY USB DEVICES", which will allow a USB keyboard to function before the operating system boots. That should also allow a USB mouse to function as well.

05-04-2009, 11:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
kumar.g Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 4 OS: windows 2003	key board not working when i start my pc to install new os at the time of booting with cd we need to conform whether it has to boot with cd or not at this particular screen my keyboard is not working to select that one eg: press any key to boot from cd .. can any body give me suggestion how to rectify that problem

05-04-2009, 09:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
djaburg TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,152 OS: XP SP3/Vista/7 Server 2K/2K3/2K8	Re: key board not working I'd think that you're using a wireless keyboard or a USB keyboard, most likely USB. The BIOS in your motherboard needs to be configured to "SUPPORT LEGACY USB DEVICES", which will allow a USB keyboard to function before the operating system boots. That should also allow a USB mouse to function as well. __________________ Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done. The inherent vice of capitalism is the uneven division of blessings, while the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal division of misery.