Keyboard locks out when not in use or system is idle

[Guest]

Is there some hidden setting that locks the keyboard when the system is idle
or if the keyboard is not used? I have one system in the office that
continually locks the keyboard if it's not used. I have to unplug it (USB)
and plug it back in and then it comes back on. I've done the following:
Replaced motherboard
Loaded new Chipset drivers
Loaded new USB drivers
New computer (but it used an image of existing drive)
New Keyboard
New Mouse

I'm at a loss. Any ideas and any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Go to Start > Run and type: devmgmt.msc , and hit enter
to open the Device Manager. Scroll down to Keyboards
and expand by clicking the '+'. Right-click on the keyboard
entry and select Properties, and under Power Management
uncheck "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save
power", then click OK. Then place a check next to "Allow
this device to bring the computer out of standby", then click OK.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| Is there some hidden setting that locks the keyboard when the system is idle
| or if the keyboard is not used? I have one system in the office that
| continually locks the keyboard if it's not used. I have to unplug it (USB)
| and plug it back in and then it comes back on. I've done the following:
| Replaced motherboard
| Loaded new Chipset drivers
| Loaded new USB drivers
| New computer (but it used an image of existing drive)
| New Keyboard
| New Mouse
|
| I'm at a loss. Any ideas and any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Guest]

Suppose the "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power" option
is greyed out (not selectable)..... then what?