Keyboard error : Asus P3V4X
Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2002 3:50 am
Sorry this is so long!
Symptom: when trying to boot up my computer it hangs up during POST with the message 'keyboard error or no keyboard present' (see below) and goes no further. If I press a key the case speaker then begins emitting a continuous very fast series of beeps (more like 'ticks' really). I cannot get into BIOS because the keyboard isn't recognized. Prior to this I also had a problem with the mouse not being recognized, but at least I could boot into Windows. To 'get round' the mouse problem I installed a USB mouse. Unfortunately at this time I also shuffled some PCI cards around because I thought I might have an IRQ conflict. I may have been a bit rough with the motherboard! Tried to reboot but have been unable to. I have removed and replaced the CMOS battery but the same problem persists. I've tried a different PS/2 keyboard with the same result.
I wonder if I've damaged the motherboard – maybe the keyboard controller chip.
Would a serial keyboard plugged into COM1 or a USB keyboard allow me to boot up? Does the POST look for a keyboard in other ports if it can't find one in the PS/2 port? If only I could get into BIOS I could bypass the error halt condition as described below.
Any help would be very welcome.
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Setup:
Asus P3V4X motherboard, Award BIOS v.1005, VIA 4-in-1 drivers
Pentium PIII 600E
256 MB Crucial PC133 SDRAM
Seagate 40 Gb ATA100 7200 rpm hard drive
nvidia RIVA TNT2 32 MB M64 AGP graphics
Soundblaster 4.1
Conexant PCI modem
PS/2 Microsoft Intellimouse (+ USB Packard-Bell mouse)
PS/2 Dell Keyboard
Windows 98SE
The whole system was working fine until I messed around with mouse drivers!
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AWARD BIOS Post Code:
Keyboard error or no keyboard present - Cannot initialize the keyboard. Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot. If you are purposely configuring the system without a keyboard, set the error halt condition in Setup to HALT ON ALL, BUT KEYBOARD. This will cause the BIOS to ignore the missing keyboard and continue the boot
Symptom: when trying to boot up my computer it hangs up during POST with the message 'keyboard error or no keyboard present' (see below) and goes no further. If I press a key the case speaker then begins emitting a continuous very fast series of beeps (more like 'ticks' really). I cannot get into BIOS because the keyboard isn't recognized. Prior to this I also had a problem with the mouse not being recognized, but at least I could boot into Windows. To 'get round' the mouse problem I installed a USB mouse. Unfortunately at this time I also shuffled some PCI cards around because I thought I might have an IRQ conflict. I may have been a bit rough with the motherboard! Tried to reboot but have been unable to. I have removed and replaced the CMOS battery but the same problem persists. I've tried a different PS/2 keyboard with the same result.
I wonder if I've damaged the motherboard – maybe the keyboard controller chip.
Would a serial keyboard plugged into COM1 or a USB keyboard allow me to boot up? Does the POST look for a keyboard in other ports if it can't find one in the PS/2 port? If only I could get into BIOS I could bypass the error halt condition as described below.
Any help would be very welcome.
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Setup:
Asus P3V4X motherboard, Award BIOS v.1005, VIA 4-in-1 drivers
Pentium PIII 600E
256 MB Crucial PC133 SDRAM
Seagate 40 Gb ATA100 7200 rpm hard drive
nvidia RIVA TNT2 32 MB M64 AGP graphics
Soundblaster 4.1
Conexant PCI modem
PS/2 Microsoft Intellimouse (+ USB Packard-Bell mouse)
PS/2 Dell Keyboard
Windows 98SE
The whole system was working fine until I messed around with mouse drivers!
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AWARD BIOS Post Code:
Keyboard error or no keyboard present - Cannot initialize the keyboard. Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot. If you are purposely configuring the system without a keyboard, set the error halt condition in Setup to HALT ON ALL, BUT KEYBOARD. This will cause the BIOS to ignore the missing keyboard and continue the boot