Ok, I just rebooted so I could check what they call it. In my American
Megatrends BIOS, they have an option called "USB Function for DOS"
Enable/Disable.

Set that to enable and it should work just fine, of course your BIOS might
label it differently :-)

-Denny

> 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
> >
> > --
> > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList
> > mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu
>
> --
> http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList
> mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu

--
http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList
mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu