> From:    William Hornkohl <[log in to unmask]>
>
> After attempting to install a SCSI controller on my computer the keyboard
> does not respond.  I tried another keyboard on the same computer but it
> still showed no signs of life (not even the caps lock or num lock keys light
> up).
>
> Here are the specs for my system (this is a system that I put together
> myself):
>         INTEL Pentium II Celeron 300mhz overclocked at 450mhz
>         Windows 98
>         Abit BH6 motherboard
>         96mb of PC100 RAM
>         45x CD ROM
>         HP SureWriter 8100 CDR/W
>         Imation Superdisk (LS 120)
>         generic ps2 keyboard
>
>
> Here are the step by step details:
>         - The system was working fine before I installed (attempted to
>install) the SCSI card.
>         - The SCSI card that I installed was the SIIG PCI/SCSI (the
>device driver was the SCSI pro gold).
>         - I installed the card into the system and then booted it up.
>         - I then ran the install program for the card.
>         - When the program prompted me to press the "i" key to
>install, I did so.
>         - The computer locked up and I rebooted it again.
>         - After this boot, the keyboard stopped responding and the
>computer made it to the Windows 98 spash screen but froze.
>         - I waited close to 20 minutes and there was no response from
>the system.
>         - I then shut down the system (by using the power button) and
>took out the SCSI card.
>         - I rebooted again and there was still no response from the
>keyboard.  The computer made it to the Windows 98 splash screen
>and stopped responding at the same place as before.
>         - After this I tried booting up from a Windows 98 boot disk.
>         - The computer booted up to an A: prompt but since the
>keyboard was not responding, that's as far as it got.
>         - I switched keyboards and repeated the above steps with the
>same results.
> The other keyboard I tried was working fine       in another system.
>
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thank you.
>
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Thu, 24 Jun 1999 12:38:31 -0700
> From:    Dave Gillett <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: dead keyboard problems
>
> On 23 Jun 99, at 21:11, William Hornkohl wrote:
>
> > After attempting to install a SCSI controller on my computer the keyboard
> > does not respond.
>
>   My hunch is that PnP has gotten confused about what IRQ the keyboard uses.
>
>   Can you get into the CMOS configuration?  If so, look to the PCI/PnP
> screen.  There should be a setting there called something like "Update ESCD",
> showing "No" as the current setting.  Change this to "Yes" and reboot.  This
> will force PnP to redo configuration of devices -- the item will
> automatically reset itself to "No" at the end of this process so it doesn't
> happen on every boot.
>
>   If you can't get to the CMOS config, more drastic steps may be necessary.
> If this doesn't fix the problem, we'll try to think of something else to try.
>
>
> David G
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Thu, 24 Jun 1999 20:08:25 GMT
> From:    Kyle Elmblade <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: dead keyboard problems
>
> This is just a suggestion, but from what you are describing it is possible
> that somehow, something about the SCSI card fried your keyboard controller.
> Can you even get to the BIOS on bootup with the keyboard?  If not, it has to
> be hardware related to the the keyboard controller.
>
>
> >From: William Hornkohl <[log in to unmask]>
> >Subject: [PCBUILD] dead keyboard problems
> >
> >After attempting to install a SCSI controller on my computer the keyboard
> >does not respond.  I tried another keyboard on the same computer but it
> >still showed no signs of life (not even the caps lock or num lock keys
> >light
> >up).

Have you checked for a blown "Pico" type fuse on the motherboard close to
the keyboard connector?  It probably looks like a 1/2 W resistor without
the colour bands - but with something like "2A" printed on it.  If you don't
spot it right away, you could use an ohmmeter or "beeper" to follow the
traces from the connector - just make sure that it does NOT exceed 5 V.  Pull
the plug, and ground yourself to the shiny metal of the power supply box to
avoid static electricity problems.

Boyd Ramsay

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