Desktop keyboard keeps dying

Make sure that your drivers are up to date. IF usb plug; try adapter to plug into the PS2 jacks.

Try booting with only the basic hardware - remove all printers etc -
If you are having a hardware issue -and it is a sudden thing you have hardware issues.

Remove all but one memory stick and see if it boots - if now - remove the one memory stick and place the other one in. If you know you're way around - go to boot the machine and as it starts - hit the delete key and keep hitting it until it goes into the DOS mode. Check the date that is set there. If it isn't that days date set it to that day. Keep settings and continue the boot.

Gary @ Fix Ya.

First off, check your drivers and make sure they are up to date with your model. Next check the batteries in the mouse and keyboard, chances are if the mouse is out of juice, the keyboard may not be far behind. Thirdly, make sure you are following the correct procedures stated in the directions for "sync-ing" the mouse and keyboard with the wireless reciever!

I dont think it was fried,try to do a system restore going back to the time that its properly working,click on start,all programs,accesories,system tools,then system restore then choose the date when you think that its properly working...


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check there is a hanged key at your keyboard then press f2 to go to bois and check option of keyboard

Make sure the drivers for each are downloaded. If you can plug a mouse and keyboard in, check Compaq for the drivers you need for the model you have. You may want to do a system restore to an earlier date.

1)chect to make sure a keyboard is in the PS2 port or usb, whichever you are used to. 2)if your computer gets past this screen but does not boot, you will need to reinstall your OS, but this will delete all your data. if your keyboard problem persists, get a different keyboard with the connector you usually use.

You don't need to udapte the driver, as it's not a driver issue. It's a settings issue.

Open the Control Panel, then select Date, Time, Language and Regional Options. Then click on Regional and Language Options. Then check to make sure these settings are correct to your location and language.

This should sort out the problem.

Let me know if it doesn't

Also check to see if you have enough memory installed as this has caused problems for others. Bud

I have had the same problem off and on since I bought my Iogear 2-port kvm switch over a year ago. I have a DYNEX wired, multimedia, usb keyboard and a Dynex wired usb mouse. The operating system on my desktop is Windows XP, SP3 and on my laptop it's Windows XP professional.

Yesterday, my keyboard "died" on me about 8 times and each time it requires unplugging the keyboard usb cable from the switch and my laptop, rebooting, then plugging the usbs back in. Really, really frustrating and annoying. I'm not a techno guru, but I got to thinking that maybe the keyboard driver might be the culprit. I decided to go to Control Panel, clicked on Keyboard, then Hardware/Properties/Driver/Update Driver. I clicked on "update driver" and let it find one automatically. It took what seemed like a long time for it to find the driver but it found one. The device name changed to KeyMaestro P2360, the driver updated, and I noticed 2 additional files were added to the System 32 directory.

It's only been a day but so far so good. My keyboard hasn't failed yet since the keyboard driver update. I don't know if this is the solution for you or not, but it seems to be the one for me. I'll know for sure if I can through a few days without it failing again.