Solved: keyboard not detected

my situation is this..my ps2 keyboard doesn't get detected from time to time. what i do when this happens is to turn off my pc, then unpug the keyboard, then plug it again. most of the time, it works, my keyboard gets detected again, but for the last couple of days, it was getting harder to make my cpu detect it. i decided to borrow a usb keyboard. on the first boot, my cpu detected it, then upon loading windows, my keyboard doesn't work anymore. what should i do???? by the way, im using winows xp.

 

What Service Pack of WinXp is up?

 

Your description is a bit confusing. It sounds like there is a bad connection at the PS2 port. I've had a keyboard do that to me before (work and not work, gradually getting worse). Are you saying that if the USB keyboard is attached and the PS/2 is not attached, then the USB keyboard is detected when you start but will not work in Windows?

 

Win XP SP2 >> is that answers ur question??

 

@bboy_cero >> Win XP SP2 >> is that answers ur question??

@juju68 >> yes, that is correct.. maybe the USB port is not enabled?? but i can use my flash drive..how come??

 

WHen you say your CPU detected it, Were you able to enter Bios with it or possibly try the F8 key during boot up to see if you can get into Safe mode.

 

@dustyjay >> yeah, i was able to enter bios. i even saw there that the cpu detected my usb keybord.but when it entered windows, it won't work anymore.

 

did you try entering Safe Mode? Or possibly a different USB Port?

Also it may help if you would list your PC Specs. System amke and model or if Custom built Mother Board Make and Model, Processor, Ram, Video, etc... you have told us your OS already. These might help us help you figure it out.

 

well, it turns out that some of the ports at the back of my pc are disabled. so there.. my usb keyboard is working. but my ps2 post for my keyboard still mulfunctions. il post my spec later. im at the office you see. hehe

 

Well Good to hear you got this partially fixed. And I have nothing at all plugged into my PS2 Ports