AK79D-400N no keyboard or keyboard error

External Since: Jan 05, 2004 Posts: 5

I have an AK79D-400N
400 watt power supply
XP 2600+ running at 166mhz x 11.5 (I think this is a very safe speed)
8xAGP running at 66.7mhz
PCI running at 33mhz
512 PC2700 DDR333 running at 166mhz x auto=333

I am using a Microsoft USB internet keyboard plugged into the USB port next
to the PS2 keyboard port in what I refer to as the top USB ports.
This is the second board now with the same problem. In addition to the
keyboard problem, sometimes, it does lock up during games, (ie. Medal of
Honor) but the bigger problem is on restart, I get a "keyboard missing or
keyboard error" message and The USB keyboard does not work at this point.
I have a regular PS2 keyboard that does work when I boot with that one
plugged in. This time, with this board, after I got past the error message,
with the other keyboard plugged in, the USB keyboard worked again. The
previous board, (which I replaced last weekend) the USB keyboard would not
work at all until I plugged it into one of the lower (as you look at the
back of a ATX mid-tower) of the two sets of USB ports. In fact, nothing
worked anymore in either of the upper two USB ports. I checked the BIOS and
all the USB ports were enabled and the USB keyboard shows AUTO.
For now, I have both keyboards plugged in, so if it bails again, at least I
can restart.
Maybe it isn't the board, but maybe it is again?
Any suggestions?

Thanks
RJL

External Since: Aug 11, 2003 Posts: 43

"R J L" <frmron DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I have an AK79D-400N
> 400 watt power supply
> XP 2600+ running at 166mhz x 11.5 (I think this is a very safe speed)
> 8xAGP running at 66.7mhz
> PCI running at 33mhz
> 512 PC2700 DDR333 running at 166mhz x auto=333
>
> I am using a Microsoft USB internet keyboard plugged into the USB port
next
> to the PS2 keyboard port in what I refer to as the top USB ports.
> This is the second board now with the same problem. In addition to the
> keyboard problem, sometimes, it does lock up during games, (ie. Medal of
> Honor) but the bigger problem is on restart, I get a "keyboard missing or
> keyboard error" message and The USB keyboard does not work at this point.
> I have a regular PS2 keyboard that does work when I boot with that one
> plugged in. This time, with this board, after I got past the error
message,
> with the other keyboard plugged in, the USB keyboard worked again. The
> previous board, (which I replaced last weekend) the USB keyboard would not
> work at all until I plugged it into one of the lower (as you look at the
> back of a ATX mid-tower) of the two sets of USB ports. In fact, nothing
> worked anymore in either of the upper two USB ports. I checked the BIOS
and
> all the USB ports were enabled and the USB keyboard shows AUTO.
> For now, I have both keyboards plugged in, so if it bails again, at least
I
> can restart.
> Maybe it isn't the board, but maybe it is again?
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks
> RJL
>

I've had the exact same problem with a USB Logitech Mouseman on a ECS K7S5A
mainboard. For the life of me I could not get the mouse to be recognized
after restarting from a system crash. When the system was working properly
the USB mouse would be recognized from a restart or cold boot.

What I did to save myself from headaches was use a USB to PS/2 adaptor. No
difference is the mouse's operations regarding sensitivity or speed.
Probably no difference with keyboards either.

Nystagmus