computer expert needed!

[Guig0]

I´m with a problem on my personal computer.

I have a pentium 1000 Ghz on Asus CUV-4x Mother Board, and a while ago it starts to present some (ps2)keyboard crashs, but a couple of days ago it crashed completly.
a friend of mine, that knows something about computers, told me that the ps2 jack on asus MB was bad and that this is pretty comon with asus MB, and to solve this problem all I really need was to buy an usb keyboard.
I did what he told me to do (spent 20 bucks on it), but it didn´t worked.:(
The keyboard works only on DOS and BIOS enviroment, but when the windows 2000 begins to start the computer crashes.:*(

Does anyone have the same problem? does anyone know how to fix it? :q: :q: :q:

Plz, I´m going crazy:eye: (-: :crazy: :cyclops:

plz, pretty plz

[SureShot]

go into your bios and disable your ps2 ports so that you computer doesnt look for them when it boots.

that may work...

[Guig0]

why I never htought of that:q:

thank man! I´ll try this later, and on 26th I let you know if it works.:)


Any other Ideas?

[SureShot]

man - I gotta wait for 3 days!!!

I wanna know now!!!! :)

<:} Happy Holidays to ya!

[Guig0]

sorry, but right now I´m at work. I´ll try this night, but tomorrow and the day after is the holidays, so I can only reply sooner than 27th if it works:)

[kaotic]

may also be as simple as some of the pins on your plug broke, but i would go with using the usb one since you laready have it

[Guig0]

nope dude, didn´t work:(

There is no option on BIOS to disable PS2...

Any other Ideas?

kaotic: no, it was not the pins:*(

[Didiusthegreat]

Hmm, So there is something wrong with your PS2

Why don't you look at your preferences (right click My computer). Then search your Ps2 and then delete it. Then the drivers for your ps2 are gone. Or just look around there. You might find your error there to...

(I think)

good luck

[Guig0]

...but, if have read the first post, you will know that my comp. isn´t starting:(

[Didiusthegreat]

So you get in the Bios and that's all?

[Guig0]

that´s all:(

[Didiusthegreat]

Allright, then we have a few possibeties

1) have you made a startup diskette?
2) Have you still got the windows CD-Rom?
3) Have you tried startup in safe-mode?

[Guig0]

1 no
2 no
3 yes

why:q:

[Didiusthegreat]

Damn...

So safe mode doesn't works?

Allright then, I'll check my bios... C y later...

[Guig0]

:q:

[Niann]

I have a PC with an ASUS MB and I have never had problems with the keyboard port not working. When you say it is having problems crashing (ps2 crash) What do you mean? THe keyboard just stops working, but your mouse curser will still move? Also What is stoping Win2k from loading? or does it get to the logon prompt and the keyboard doesn't work? Just wondering. =)

Cheers!
-Niann

[DDD]

This is a risky one....But I had something similar happen...and I flashed my bios. And reinstalled it. I think it had something to do with my IRQ's. But flashing the bios got rid of it.....You should be very careful when doin this. Could really screw up some stuff.

[DDD]

YES!!!!...if you have any doubt please do not do it....Like phil said and please make sure your are grounded if you decide to do it. That cmos is easy to screw up also.

[Didiusthegreat]

Why don't you just remove your Ps2 port, and replace it? Or just remove it...


BTW: I have checked my bios, but I haven't found anything usefull..

[Guig0]

niann: it begun with the keyboard ocasional failure on windows, then it evolved to a total failure of the keyboard(except on BIOS).
So, the windows cannot start, cause it needs a keyboard to run.

3d-iva & Phil: I´ll try anything! How do I flash the bios?

:q:

[DDD]

Take the CMOS battery out for a while then put it back in. On your motherboard there is what looks like a big watch battery. But please have a pro do it if you do not know what you are doin. You could end up buying a new motherboard. You have to leave it out for a few hours.

[Niann]

Taking the CMOS battery out will not flash your BIOS. That is something all together different. However if you do decide to reset your CMOS, you will want to go through and write down the current settings, just in case they do not auto detect. If you unplug your PC from the wall, you can remove the battery, or set the jumpers (if your main board has them) It only takes 30-45 seconds to reset, it shouldn't take longer than a minute. Resetting the CMOS may or may not help, its kind of a last ditch effort.

If your Keyboard works in the BIOS screen, then the port on the motherboard is fine. If it was not, then you would get a 301 Keyboard error on the POST screen. Most likely there is an IRQ conflict in your system. You could try removing all non required things from the PC and see if it starts up ok. Or, remove the last thing that was installed before the system went haywire. If that doesn't help, boot the computer in safe mode, (if it will) and look for a device that conflicts with the IRQ the keyboard is using. (Your keyboard should always use IRQ 1 and no other device should use it) If you find one change it, or remove it.

If none of that works, you could try installing the OS from scratch, but you will lose any data you do not have backed up.

-Niann

Phil
No worries, I do this for a living. I am a network admin / computer geek. But what the heck it pays the bills. =)

[Guig0]

I´ll try that, and let you know if it works:)

if not, I´ll send you the bill :P