The AWARD tech I spoke to told me the same, a busted keyboard controller, so I'll go for this. The controller is a BEST Key 96121-3H. Where can I find it? Regarding IR I want it for 2 palmtop computers I have. This is what caused the problem, I plugged the serial mouse in a PS2 connector. I was trying to free the serial com port 1 for the device. I have seen the serial IE connectors, but they do not solve the problem, as they take a serial port. Carmen Knowles ------------------------- PCBUILD: http://nospin.com or [log in to unmask]