Suzanne Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 ~ A friend called and said while she was online yesterday her keyboard and mouse stopped working.She rebooted and after the bios setup, there on the screen, along with press F1 to (whatever) it said "no keyboard" (mouse wasn't mentioned).She checked the back and inside for loose connections and cleaned out the small amout of dust ...she is now at a loss as to what she should do next. I'm sorry, but I don't know anything else about her computer.I know that it's difficult to offer suggestions with such minimal information, but if anyone has any ideas they will truly be appreciated.Thank you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shanenin Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 (edited) If she has a hardware problem, she may try a usb keyboard and mouse; that may solve her problem.Windows may also be corrupt, if so a good reinstall is always an option. Edited May 25, 2006 by shanenin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Honda_Boy Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 try a different keyboard and mouse. If that don't work then there is probably something wrong with the PS/2 ports. I have had problems outmof an old gateway were at random it would just say no keyboard detected. usually after some jigglin of the cord and a few reboots it'd work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xxkbxx Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 The BIOS not acknowledging the keyboard would not me sign of Windows being corrupt since the BIOS detects ports way before the hard drive ever loads Windows - which is at least good newsI second trying a new keyboard or even the USB keyboard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shanenin Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 The BIOS not acknowledging the keyboard would not me sign of Windows being corrupt since the BIOS detects ports way before the hard drive ever loads Windows"doe" good point :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xxkbxx Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 It's always a good idea to reload Windows (XP anyways) if you ever have problems since a good fresh start fixes everything (such as Window's natural picking up of random crap)! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimras Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 I also second the idea of trying another keyboard.You can get a cheap one for less than $10Does her mouse work?jr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Suzanne Posted May 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 ~ I thought that it was very odd that both the keyboard and mouse stopped working simultaneously.I appreciate your thoughts and insights and I'll pass your recommendations on to her later...( we're not in the same time zone. )Thank you everyone for your help. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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