keyboard not working

[Den]

any ideas.
using 'on screen' keyboard.
no lights on keybord.
bought new one... no difference.
went wonky after louise cleaned it.
HELP.

 

[Deleted account 220427002]

is it usb?

 

[Den]

no, its a wee round plug. ps2 according to diagram
can k/boards be locked

 

[Deleted account 220427002]

i'm just glad it's stop you posting shite

 

[Den]

i'm just glad it's stop you posting shite

no...... it just takes longer

 

[Deleted account 220427002]

have you restarted the PC?

also look in control panel for keyboard and see if its got a driver missing

 

[Den]

nope, doesnt seem to be there.
i looked inside the computer to see if there was a fuse or something, but no.
it plugs right into the big main board thing.
dya think the main boards fooked.
I did a system restore with no joy.

 

[Deleted account W]

Take the new keyboard back Den, get them to swap it for a USB one

 

[shugie]

Most motherboards have a small fuse on them to protect the supply to the keyboard (when connected via the PS/2 round thingwotist). If this fuse is broken, it's not generally easy to replace, being soldered on, so a USB keyboard may be the only way to go.

 

[Den]

thanks all.
i presume the usb one goes a different route to the brain bit.
The new one was only a tenner so i threw away he reciept ......typical eh.
getting on ok with the onscreen one for the moment.

 

[Deleted account 220427002]

Have you tried switching your PC to touch screen mode for the monitor

 

[Davy]

Does this help................
Customer: My new keyboard is not working.
Tech support: Are you sure it's plugged into the computer?
Customer: No. I can't get behind the computer.
Tech support: Pick up your keyboard and walk 10 paces back.
Customer: OK!
Tech support: Did the keyboard come with you?
Customer: Yes!
Tech support: That means the keyboard is not plugged in. Is there another keyboard?
Customer: Yes, there's another one here. Ah...that one does works...

 

[scots_jon]

Most motherboards have a small fuse on them to protect the supply to the keyboard (when connected via the PS/2 round thingwotist). If this fuse is broken, it's not generally easy to replace, being soldered on, so a USB keyboard may be the only way to go.

That is indeed the case and most likely cause of your problem. The fuse will be a surface mount jobbie, so not obvious unless you know what you are looking for. If you are confident and compitent with a soldering iron and SMT devices they are easy to replace. I blew them all the time back in the days when I used to work developing webcams, in those days the cameras interfaced via the parallel port and leached power from the PS/2.

As everyone else has said, it will be much easier just to buy a USB keyboard though.

 

[Den]

It has started working again. after a fortnight. Ive done nothing. Weird .

 

[Cestria]

It has started working again. after a fortnight. Ive done nothing. Weird .

I disagree - you are allways doing things weird.....

 

[Fanum]

It has started working again. after a fortnight. Ive done nothing. Weird .

So at least we know now that your Keyboard isn't dishwasher safe