USB Keyboard will not allow me to invole F2 to enter set up

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The Silver Fox

My new keyboard is USB and, unlike the old PS/2 keyboard which enabled me to
enter setup as BIOS loaded, the new keyboard is not enlivened until the USB
drivers are loaded.

This means that by eth time eth USB keyboard is connected, the start up
phase ahs gone way past eth stage where one can invoke the BIOS setup.

Could anyone give me a steer please as to how I might get around this
problem ?
 
Open your BIOS and enable USB legacy support.
(Use your old keyboard in order to open the BIOS)

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
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"The Silver Fox" wrote:

| My new keyboard is USB and, unlike the old PS/2 keyboard which enabled me to
| enter setup as BIOS loaded, the new keyboard is not enlivened until the USB
| drivers are loaded.
|
| This means that by eth time eth USB keyboard is connected, the start up
| phase ahs gone way past eth stage where one can invoke the BIOS setup.
|
| Could anyone give me a steer please as to how I might get around this
| problem ?
 
Attach a PS/2 keyboard.. go into BIOS, and enable Legacy USB support and USB
keyboard support if available..

It still may not always work, so keep your old keyboard handy..
 
The said:
My new keyboard is USB and, unlike the old PS/2 keyboard which enabled me to
enter setup as BIOS loaded, the new keyboard is not enlivened until the USB
drivers are loaded.

This means that by eth time eth USB keyboard is connected, the start up
phase ahs gone way past eth stage where one can invoke the BIOS setup.

Could anyone give me a steer please as to how I might get around this
problem ?
Click to expand...

Plug a PS2 keyboard in, get into the BIOS, check to see if Legacy USB
support is available and activated.
 
Hello Greenie,

Thanks for the tip. Legacy support is not avail;bale in BIOS (and I just
downloaded eth latest BIOS which I had anyway). Maybe its time to replace
my 4 year old Dell ?

I suppose it would be cheeky to ask if you have any ideas on my other post -
blank screen until I press either ESC or the spacebar ?

Kevin
 
The said:
Hello Greenie,

Thanks for the tip. Legacy support is not avail;bale in BIOS (and I just
downloaded eth latest BIOS which I had anyway). Maybe its time to replace
my 4 year old Dell ?

I suppose it would be cheeky to ask if you have any ideas on my other post -
blank screen until I press either ESC or the spacebar ?

Kevin
Click to expand...

Can't help with the blank screen problem really, you could try a
"Repair Install" if you Dell CD isn't one of those that sets your
machine back to the factory defaults, either way back up your important
data first.

How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
 
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