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keyboard locks up when computer is idle
Hi, I've got some type of IBM machine that
I picked up used at a computer show. The tower is fairly tall. It was a pretty expensive machine back in the late 90s. I have some problems with it. If the computer sits idle for a while, the keyboard locks up. I can't type anything in any of my applications. Also, there is an annoying program in the BIOS that is run whenever the computer starts. It usually complains about my not having a mouse attached to the computer. Obviously, it is too stupid to recognize that I have a USB lazer mouse. Any way to stop this? dos-man |
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oups.com... Hi, I've got some type of IBM machine that I picked up used at a computer show. The tower is fairly tall. It was a pretty expensive machine back in the late 90s. I have some problems with it. If the computer sits idle for a while, the keyboard locks up. I can't type anything in any of my applications. Disable going into Standby or Hibernate mode in the power option settings in your operating system. You did not mention WHICH version of Windows or even WHAT operating system you use so no specifics can be provided. Also check that your BIOS is configured to NOT go into Standby mode. Sounds like your hardware won't support a USB keyboard directly from BIOS. Also, there is an annoying program in the BIOS that is run whenever the computer starts. It usually complains about my not having a mouse attached to the computer. Obviously, it is too stupid to recognize that I have a USB lazer mouse. Any way to stop this? Because you are using a USB mouse and your BIOS is too old to support USB legacy devices (keyboard or mouse). The BIOS has no direct hardware support for your USB mouse so it alerts you that the mouse (on the PS/2 port) is missing. Why throw away the perfectly good PS/2 port and instead put the keyboard and mouse on the USB port where they conflict with the traffic for any other USB devices, like a USB printer, USB modem, etc? Some of the newest computers no longer provide the PS/2 ports for keyboard and mouse so you are forced to use USB input devices. However, you make it sound like your computer is old enough that there are PS/2 ports, so there is no point in wasting them. Check your BIOS to see if it actually has settings to support legacy USB devices; if so, enable it. Might fix you above problem, too. -- __________________________________________________ __________ Post your replies to the newsgroup. Share with others. E-mail reply: Remove "NIXTHIS" and add "#VS811" to Subject. __________________________________________________ __________ |
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