Strangeneww with new USB key and password/mouse combo

[Rock]

Hi,

I have XP Pro and have used a normal kb and mouse.

I decided to buy a USB MS fingerprint/mouse combo and a USB MS kb. I also have
a USB2 PCI card.

Now when I cold boot, it stays at the MS XP choice black screen after the bios
and doesn't act to the kboured or mouse.

It is not until I re connect the old mouse and old PS2 kb that it gets past
this screen and loads XP. I can then take them off and use the USB ones.

This seems rather a crazy way to do it and MS could not have this in plan.

So, what am I doing wrong to have this happen.

Thanks

Rock

 

[GreenieLeBrun]

Hi,

I have XP Pro and have used a normal kb and mouse.

I decided to buy a USB MS fingerprint/mouse combo and a USB MS kb. I also have
a USB2 PCI card.

Now when I cold boot, it stays at the MS XP choice black screen after the bios
and doesn't act to the kboured or mouse.

It is not until I re connect the old mouse and old PS2 kb that it gets past
this screen and loads XP. I can then take them off and use the USB ones.

This seems rather a crazy way to do it and MS could not have this in plan.

So, what am I doing wrong to have this happen.

Thanks

Rock

Check your BIOS settings, if the BIOS does not have an Allow Legacy USB
devices (or similar) setting and it is not enabled then the USB ports
will not work until the OS boots.

 

[Thomas Wendell]

Also, in some BIOSs there's a setting "Wait for "F1" on error" (Disable
this)
or a setting to continue despite keyboard or mouse missing (these are for
PS/2 connections)


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[Rock]

Also, in some BIOSs there's a setting "Wait for "F1" on error" (Disable
this)
or a setting to continue despite keyboard or mouse missing (these are for
PS/2 connections)

Thanks guys..