James & Ili wrote:
> Thanks to all who suggested that I disable the BIOS keyboard
> checking... But Compaq's
> don't have this feature in thier BIOS !! I have tried.
> The solution was. when I was on my way home from the MICROCHIP
> seminar today, I stopped
> at the local surplus electronics store and picked up a new Gateway
> 2000 keyboard for $8.95.
> When I opened it up I found a 2" X 3" PC board with all the
> electronics. Surgically removing this
> board and placing it in a spare project box made a perfect keyboard
> replacement for less that $15.00
> !! I just velcro'ed the box to the side of my Linux box and all is
> well
> James
>
> On Tuesday, May 05, 1998 4:50 AM, Don McKenzie
> [SMTP:don@DONTRONICS.COM] wrote:
> > Most modern BIOS's(?) give you this feature. If not, use a pair of
> > tin
> > snips to cut the keyboard micro
> > from its keyboard matrix without destroying PCB functionality,
> > insulate
> > it, (that means wrap it in miles of electrical tape) and mount
> > inside
> > your case.
> >
> > Works for me, and it's cheaper than any eliminator.

There you go, cheaper than a pair of tin snips or an eliminator! :-)
Just the thing for the old Linux box.

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