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is my usb keyb broken or missing a feature - doesn't flash when plugged in (wake on)
do some USB keyboards not support the wake on USB feature properly? I
find mine doesn't flash when i plug it in yet 5V is coming out the USB port even when i turn on the comp, the keyb appears not to react, num lock won't work for example. But I can get to the BIOS when I press DEL. And it's fine after that. I'm wondering if this is common. If it's possible to avoid buying a keyboard like this next time round! So, i'd like ot know if there's some feature or detail i should look for in the spec or some make of keyb i should be looking at. I don't want to buy one like this again |
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is my usb keyb broken or missing a feature - doesn't flash when plugged in (wake on)
kony wrote: On 23 Oct 2005 20:16:54 -0700, wrote: do some USB keyboards not support the wake on USB feature properly? I find mine doesn't flash when i plug it in yet 5V is coming out the USB port even when i turn on the comp, the keyb appears not to react, num lock won't work for example. But I can get to the BIOS when I press DEL. And it's fine after that. I'm wondering if this is common. If it's possible to avoid buying a keyboard like this next time round! So, i'd like ot know if there's some feature or detail i should look for in the spec or some make of keyb i should be looking at. I don't want to buy one like this again Keyboards are usually fairly "dumb" devices and behave the same no matter what the system state is. I suspect your system has a problem with USB after waking up, and that the bios doesn't support USB keyboards natively (but you might check for a related bios setting). I suppose it's possible there is an interaction between your particular board and keyboard or the keyboard itself is abnormal but i would tend to suspect the motherboard. Have you tried another USB keyboard or that keyboard on another system? I think this is a wrong reaction to the 5V SB, well before the BIOS. 'cos the comp is still off. I don't have another USB keyboard. I have a ps2 keyboard, and a ps2-usb adaptor (I know, ps2 keybs don't normally support USB. Mine is no different. But power works) - the keyboard flashes when plugged into the USB socket. I really think this is before the BIOS. a)the comp is off b)the flashing really does look like a 'dumb reaction'. My ps2 keyb will flash if plugged into the ps2 mouse port. The 5V SB is there but it won't operate right. Similarly, the ps2 keyboard will flash when plugged into the USB port (with the ps2 to USB adaptor) even though I can't get into the BIOS with it since it's just a ps2 keyb. must be a strange keyb. i want to avoid this happening again. Suppose wake is disabled. Then when turning a comp on, the keyb lights should immediately flash. For USB, it should flash as soon as 5V is put on that USB's VCC pin on the motherboard. keybs are dumb devices, but this one is really dumb!! |
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is my usb keyb broken or missing a feature - doesn't flash when plugged in (wake on)
Suppose wake is disabled. Then when turning a comp on, the keyb lights should immediately flash. For USB, it should flash as soon as 5V is put on that USB's VCC pin on the motherboard. Uhm...Why should the lights flash? PS/2 keyboards flash because the BIOS tells them to reset. USB doesn't get initialized until later in the boot so may not even flash at all. |
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is my usb keyb broken or missing a feature - doesn't flash when plugged in (wake on)
Noozer wrote: Suppose wake is disabled. Then when turning a comp on, the keyb lights should immediately flash. For USB, it should flash as soon as 5V is put on that USB's VCC pin on the motherboard. Uhm...Why should the lights flash? PS/2 keyboards flash because the BIOS tells them to reset. USB doesn't get initialized until later in the boot so may not even flash at all. oh, I didn't know that. I wrongly assumed it'd flash like my pss2 keyb in the usb socket. thanks, that would explain that then btw, out of interest did you figure that out from from a good book/site/spec, or just fro mexperience with many usb keyboards? (I ask 'cos I like good books/sites/specs!) |
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