Hi, I have recently purchased a Toshiba Equium 2000 desktop computer off eBay. The device is functioning but only has USB ports for a keyboard & mouse. The problem is that the computer is not detecting the keyboard on startup, and any attempt I make to install a new OS on it comes up saying "press any key to boot from CD". I don't know how to get the computer to accept the keyboard - can you advise?
Check bios settings and enable kboard usb settings is ok, save to cmos and reboot
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the keyboard works on a different system and the Equium 2000 has recognised it in the past (once a Windows setup had loaded a USB keyboard driver). I've just tested it using a known good keyboard and the same result. I don't know the keystoke that's needed to enter the BIOS so I can't tell if it's expecting the USB keyboard or not (although it doesn't error on start-up saying it can't detect a keyboard.) It only has 2x USB ports on the back, nothing else except Ethernet, so I can't connect a PS/2 device to it.
the keyboard works on a different system and the Equium 2000 has recognised it in the past (once a Windows setup had loaded a USB keyboard driver). I've just tested it using a known good keyboard and the same result. I don't know the keystoke that's needed to enter the BIOS so I can't tell if it's expecting the USB keyboard or not (although it doesn't error on start-up saying it can't detect a keyboard.) It only has 2x USB ports on the back, nothing else except Ethernet, so I can't connect a PS/2 device to it.
the keyboard works on a different system and the Equium 2000 has recognised it in the past (once a Windows setup had loaded a USB keyboard driver). I've just tested it using a known good keyboard and the same result. I don't know the keystoke that's needed to enter the BIOS so I can't tell if it's expecting the USB keyboard or not (although it doesn't error on start-up saying it can't detect a keyboard.) It only has 2x USB ports on the back, nothing else except Ethernet, so I can't connect a PS/2 device to it.
cant access BIOS as the keyboard doesn't seem to be recognised on startup - chicken or the egg situation. There's only USB connectivity on this model. It's only when a Windows setup is started and a USB keyboard drive is loaded that keyboard works. The unit would have initially had a Wireless Keyboard & Mouse combi on USB so i don't know why it isn't working now.
Does the computer ever recognize the keyboard? Can you enter BIOS setup with whatever key is needed at startup? Have you tried another keyboard to see if the one you're using is bad?
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