Hi, Carlos.
I've had some of those issues. My mobo/CPU was new in December 2006, when I
rebuilt my system to install the new Vista RTM:
Mobo: EPoX MF570sli - Sadly, EPoX has gone out of business in the 2 years
since.
BIOS Version/Date Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG, 8/1/2006
CPU: Processor AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+, 2612 Mhz, 2
Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
And my mouse/keyboard are both Microsoft Wireless Laser 6000; mouse says
v.2.0, keyboard v.3.0. See below.
> - Keyboard/Mouse freezing, had to press reset. Keyboard/Mouse would not
> work
> during the following boots, but would work within the OS.
Yes, I've had that a few times. :>(
> Workaround: Power off completely, unplug USB for a while. Plug everythig
> back. Power on.
Reset seems to have fixed everything for me. Of course, I lost whatever I
was working on when it froze.
> - Keyboard/Mouse always not working during boot when connected to USB. Had
> to use the PS/2 adaptar.
My original 6000 desktop used the older (RF? I'm not well-versed in
wireless technology.) transceiver at the end of a wire from the USB plug;
there was a PS/2 adapter on the end of a "Y" cable, but that seldom was
plugged in since it didn't seem to do anything for me. That mouse died and
MSFT replaced it with the v.2.0 mouse - with the 2.4 GHz transceiver - see
next paragraph. But that meant that I had to keep TWO USB systems working -
the old one for the keyboard and the new one for the mouse. So I bought the
whole new desktop set.
The new desktop set is v.2.0, I think, but it doesn't say that on the box;
it says "Aero Edition Keyboard/Mobile Laser Mouse". (Can't those Microsoft
marketers ever describe the same hardware the same way twice?) It uses the
newer 2.4 GHz wireless, which actually does not have a wire at all. The
little transceiver is just a small USB key with a button on its side to sync
with similar buttons on the mouse and keyboard. It works great - except for
these two issues:
1. Narcolepsy. The keyboard goes to sleep as I'm typing. The fix is
simply to wait for about 1 to 2 minutes, and it wakes up and continues as
though nothing happened. The mouse usually continues to work during this
keyboard nap. But on rare occasions, the mouse sleeps, too - or maybe both
mouse and keyboard have died. As you said, they "freeze" and only a Reset
gets them going again.
The workaround is to move the USB transceiver from the mobo port on the back
of the computer to a port on a hub, which is a foot or two closer to the
keyboard. But...see #2.
2. Unresponsive during boot-up. So I can't select from the startup OS menu
because the USB drivers haven't been loaded yet.
The workaround is to move the USB transceiver from the 4-port hub to a port
on the back of the computer, connected directly to the mobo. But...see #1.
I installed the new 7.0 drivers last night, as I said. But this morning,
when I rebooted to test, the keyboard was NOT working during startup. And,
while typing this message, the keyboard DID go to sleep several times.
So I’m back to where I was yesterday with the 6.3 driver set. :>(
RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8064.0206) in Win7 Ultimate x64 RC 7100
"Carlos" <> wrote in message
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> R.C.,
> Most of my (old) Wireless Desktop 6000 issues have been hardware related.
> I think this is the third, or fourth, motherboard that I use with it and
> have had different issues and my issues have changed from mobo to mobo.
> Luckily, my current mobo, has no issues with my wireless set. It is a
> Gigabyte GA-MA770-UD3.
> Issues I have had:
> - Keyboard/Mouse freezing, had to press reset. Keyboard/Mouse would not
> work
> during the following boots, but would work within the OS.
> Workaround: Power off completely, unplug USB for a while. Plug everythig
> back. Power on.
> - Keyboard/Mouse always not working during boot when connected to USB. Had
> to use the PS/2 adaptar.
> - And the list goes on.
> Now all those issues are gone for good with my last motherboard.
> Carlos
>
> "R. C. White" wrote:
>
>> Hi, Dominic.
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>> My Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 6000 has some issues with versions
>> 6.3,
>> which I've reported to Microsoft and they are working on. Maybe these
>> new
>> drivers will cure them.
>>
>> RC
>>
>> "Dominic Payer" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>> > Available from
>> > http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/do...px?category=MK
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