Check in your bios settings, usually there's an option to enable USB
keyboard support just for this particular problem.

Right off hand I forget what they name it, but I think it's something like
"USB Keyboard enable" or "USB -> BIOS/OS". Just poke around it should be in
there.

-Denny


> > On a second note though, the serial port is just the first thing to go.
PC
> > manufacturers have plans to rid pc's of pretty much all legacy hardware
io
> > in the next few years. In particular, this includes PS/2 - you'll soon
> need
> > to have a USB keyboard and mouse.
>
>
> Just added a USB keyboard to a system a week ago.
> Took it off again within a day.
> Reason: I'm currently multi-booting with either WIN98 and WIN XP and
WIN98
> is the 2nd choice. To make a choice other than the default the user has
to
> use the keyboard. The USB keyboard doesn't come alive until AFTER the O/S
> has booted. Obvious but stupid. Also, how would you eg alter system
settings
> or select startup option? If they remove the PS/2  port then they MUST
> enable the USB at some level in firmware at boot time OR radically alter
> boot philosophy.
>
>
>         Russell McMahon
>
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