keyboard not showing in device manager

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bryansyl

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
 
bryansyl said:
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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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
 
Chris

Why remove the power lead?.. a shut down followed by restart would be
perfectly acceptable..
 
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
 
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..
 
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