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April 3rd 06, 12:07 AM
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keyboard not showing in device manager
hello
i aquired a pc off a friend which is set up with xp pro on-everything is working fine except for the keyboard there is no keyboard showing in device manager list-can somebody please advise me on how to install a ps2 keyboard for use with the computer thank you 
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April 3rd 06, 01:01 AM
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keyboard not showing in device manager
"bryansyl" wrote in message ups.com... hello i aquired a pc off a friend which is set up with xp pro on-everything is working fine except for the keyboard there is no keyboard showing in device manager list-can somebody please advise me on how to install a ps2 keyboard for use with the computer thank you just plug it in...that's all there is to it... if it does not work... try a different keyboard... if it *still* does not work, then the ps/2 port is bad... no sweat...just use a USB keyboard
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April 3rd 06, 11:29 AM
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keyboard not showing in device manager
Hi, but power down, ie remove the power lead to the PC b4 you connect it...
"philo" wrote in message ... "bryansyl" wrote in message ups.com... hello i aquired a pc off a friend which is set up with xp pro on-everything is working fine except for the keyboard there is no keyboard showing in device manager list-can somebody please advise me on how to install a ps2 keyboard for use with the computer thank you just plug it in...that's all there is to it... if it does not work... try a different keyboard... if it *still* does not work, then the ps/2 port is bad... no sweat...just use a USB keyboard
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April 3rd 06, 02:57 PM
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Chris
Why remove the power lead?.. a shut down followed by restart would be perfectly acceptable.. -- Mike Hall MS-MVP Windows Shell/User "ChrisC" wrote in message ... Hi, but power down, ie remove the power lead to the PC b4 you connect it... "philo" wrote in message ... "bryansyl" wrote in message ups.com... hello i aquired a pc off a friend which is set up with xp pro on-everything is working fine except for the keyboard there is no keyboard showing in device manager list-can somebody please advise me on how to install a ps2 keyboard for use with the computer thank you just plug it in...that's all there is to it... if it does not work... try a different keyboard... if it *still* does not work, then the ps/2 port is bad... no sweat...just use a USB keyboard
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April 3rd 06, 03:35 PM
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keyboard not showing in device manager
Hi Mike, because with modern motherboards and ATX PSU's the board can be
still live and in a standby mode waiting for a wakeup call either from a LAN, modem, keyboard or some other device. If that is the case then the PSU connectors must have power going to them and there is a risk, small maybe, of causing a spike. I certainly would not take that risk... ChrisC "Mike Hall - MS MVP Windows Shell/User" wrote in message ... Chris Why remove the power lead?.. a shut down followed by restart would be perfectly acceptable.. -- Mike Hall MS-MVP Windows Shell/User "ChrisC" wrote in message ... Hi, but power down, ie remove the power lead to the PC b4 you connect it... "philo" wrote in message ... "bryansyl" wrote in message ups.com... hello i aquired a pc off a friend which is set up with xp pro on-everything is working fine except for the keyboard there is no keyboard showing in device manager list-can somebody please advise me on how to install a ps2 keyboard for use with the computer thank you just plug it in...that's all there is to it... if it does not work... try a different keyboard... if it *still* does not work, then the ps/2 port is bad... no sweat...just use a USB keyboard
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April 3rd 06, 04:20 PM
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keyboard not showing in device manager
Keyboard, mice and USB devices are perfectly safe to plug/unplug while the
power lead is in place, even with the system running.. internal devices directly connected to the PS should never been connected/disconnected while the system is powered up.. but I would not remove the power cable for that either.. if the PS has a switch, it is best to use that as the case and internals will at least still be earthed through the power lead.. -- Mike Hall MS-MVP Windows Shell/User "ChrisC" wrote in message ... Hi Mike, because with modern motherboards and ATX PSU's the board can be still live and in a standby mode waiting for a wakeup call either from a LAN, modem, keyboard or some other device. If that is the case then the PSU connectors must have power going to them and there is a risk, small maybe, of causing a spike. I certainly would not take that risk... ChrisC "Mike Hall - MS MVP Windows Shell/User" wrote in message ... Chris Why remove the power lead?.. a shut down followed by restart would be perfectly acceptable.. -- Mike Hall MS-MVP Windows Shell/User "ChrisC" wrote in message ... Hi, but power down, ie remove the power lead to the PC b4 you connect it... "philo" wrote in message ... "bryansyl" wrote in message ups.com... hello i aquired a pc off a friend which is set up with xp pro on-everything is working fine except for the keyboard there is no keyboard showing in device manager list-can somebody please advise me on how to install a ps2 keyboard for use with the computer thank you just plug it in...that's all there is to it... if it does not work... try a different keyboard... if it *still* does not work, then the ps/2 port is bad... no sweat...just use a USB keyboard
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