Keyboard error or no keyboard present???

So this morning I start up my computer and before the OS even loads I get
the message "Keyboard error or no keyboard present". I check the back of my
computer and everything is plugged in. I restart the machine and I get the
same error. I unplug the keyboard (Microsoft Internet Keyboard Pro) and
restart the machine. I get the same error and then I plug the keyboard back
in. I'm able to hit F1 and the loading process continues. I'm running
Windows XP Professional SP1. When I get to my password login screen the
keyboard is not recognized and I can't type my password. I use my mouse to
restart the machine. This time everything goes through fine. I don't get
the keyboard error and I'm able to login by typing my password.

Any thoughts? Is my mobo going down? Is my keyboard ready to be replaced?
Oh yeah, my keyboard has to connectors. One is USB and the other is serial.
The instructions say to plug both in so I do. But I've been using this
keyboard for about 2 years now anyways. Thanks for the help.

 

| So this morning I start up my computer and before the OS even loads I get
| the message "Keyboard error or no keyboard present". I check the back of
my
| computer and everything is plugged in. I restart the machine and I get
the
| same error. I unplug the keyboard (Microsoft Internet Keyboard Pro) and
| restart the machine. I get the same error and then I plug the keyboard
back
| in. I'm able to hit F1 and the loading process continues. I'm running
| Windows XP Professional SP1. When I get to my password login screen the
| keyboard is not recognized and I can't type my password. I use my mouse
to
| restart the machine. This time everything goes through fine. I don't get
| the keyboard error and I'm able to login by typing my password.
|
| Any thoughts? Is my mobo going down? Is my keyboard ready to be
replaced?
| Oh yeah, my keyboard has to connectors. One is USB and the other is
serial.
| The instructions say to plug both in so I do. But I've been using this
| keyboard for about 2 years now anyways. Thanks for the help.
|
I've never seen instructions on a keyboard suggest using BOTH connections.
Bad idea IMO. Either use the USB or the PS2 connector. (It's a PS2
connector, *not* serial.)

If you have a spare keyboard, try that on the computer. (Borrow one from a
neighbor?) You should be able to find out right away if it's the keyboard or
the computer.

 

Thanks for the help. I am not having that problem anymore. Hopefully it
won't crop up again.