Cordless Key Board

hi,
I have a Logitech cordless key board and mouse. Key board is not
recognised at boot time and I
cannot go into BIOS or select options when I boot WinXP Pro.

Please help.

-ram

ram wrote:
> hi,
> I have a Logitech cordless key board and mouse. Key board is not
> recognised at boot time and I
> cannot go into BIOS or select options when I boot WinXP Pro.
>
> Please help.
>
> -ram
>
>
Get a keyboard with cord, works better, does not need batteries,
and on boot up works.
Same goes for the mouse, any radio source around may block proper
operation (wireless phone, bluetooth, wifi, babyphone etc etc.)

ram wrote:
> hi,
> I have a Logitech cordless key board and mouse. Key board is not
> recognised at boot time and I
> cannot go into BIOS or select options when I boot WinXP Pro.
>
> Please help.
>
> -ram

Search the Logitech site, for information about your product.
By not providing the exact model number and name of the product(s),
it is pretty hard to give any details to you.

http://www.logitech.com/lang/pdf/blu...etooth-faq.pdf

Paul

"ram" <dvramjiX@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:hJacj.85161$YL5.9969@newssvr29.news.prodigy.n et...
> hi,
> I have a Logitech cordless key board and mouse. Key board is not
> recognised at boot time and I
> cannot go into BIOS or select options when I boot WinXP Pro.
>
> Please help.
>
> -ram
>

Borrow a corded keyboard and get into the BIOS.
You need to either turn on the USB keyboard/mouse options or look for
something like Legacy USB keyboard and turn that on. Some older
motherboards do not have built in USB keyboard functions and have to load
special USB keyboard drivers that are supplied by the keyboard manufacturer.

With out knowing the model of keyboard/mouse and motherboard people here
won't be able to get more specific with a fix.

"ram" <dvramjiX@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:hJacj.85161$YL5.9969@newssvr29.news.prodigy.n et...
> hi,
> I have a Logitech cordless key board and mouse. Key board is not
> recognised at boot time and I
> cannot go into BIOS or select options when I boot WinXP Pro.
>
> Please help.

Plug it into the PS2 port instead of the USB port.

Calab, 12/26/2007,8:48:47 AM, wrote:

>
> "ram" <dvramjiX@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:hJacj.85161$YL5.9969@newssvr29.news.prodigy.n et...
> > hi,
> > I have a Logitech cordless key board and mouse. Key board is not
> > recognised at boot time and I
> > cannot go into BIOS or select options when I boot WinXP Pro.
> >
> > Please help.
>
> Plug it into the PS2 port instead of the USB port.

Will this work with a keyboard/mouse combo receiver that plugs into the
USB port?

"badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Calab, 12/26/2007,8:48:47 AM, wrote:
>
>>
>> "ram" <dvramjiX@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:hJacj.85161$YL5.9969@newssvr29.news.prodigy.n et...
>> > hi,
>> > I have a Logitech cordless key board and mouse. Key board is not
>> > recognised at boot time and I
>> > cannot go into BIOS or select options when I boot WinXP Pro.
>> >
>> > Please help.
>>
>> Plug it into the PS2 port instead of the USB port.
>
> Will this work with a keyboard/mouse combo receiver that plugs into the
> USB port?

Most USB keyboards come with a PS2 adapter...

Calab, 12/26/2007,9:20:29 AM, wrote:

> "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:xn0ffedt05hg6rg002@news.readfreenews.net...
> > Calab, 12/26/2007,8:48:47 AM, wrote:
> >
> > >
> >>"ram" <dvramjiX@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:hJacj.85161$YL5.9969@newssvr29.news.prodigy.n et...
> >>> hi,
> >>> I have a Logitech cordless key board and mouse. Key board is not
> >>> recognised at boot time and I
> >>> cannot go into BIOS or select options when I boot WinXP Pro.
> > > >
> >>> Please help.
> > >
> > > Plug it into the PS2 port instead of the USB port.
> >
> > Will this work with a keyboard/mouse combo receiver that plugs into
> > the USB port?
>
> Most USB keyboards come with a PS2 adapter...

Let me be a bit more specific.

I have a Microsoft wireless mouse and keyboard set that has one
receiver which transfers data to the computer via one USB connector.
Will using a PS2 connector in either the keyboard or mouse port of the
motherboard make both of my wireless devices work?

"Calab" <myspam@csd.ca> wrote:

> "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:xn0ffedt05hg6rg002@news.readfreenews.net...
> > Calab, 12/26/2007,8:48:47 AM, wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "ram" <dvramjiX@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >> news:hJacj.85161$YL5.9969@newssvr29.news.prodigy.n et...
> >> > hi,
> >> > I have a Logitech cordless key board and mouse. Key board is not
> >> > recognised at boot time and I
> >> > cannot go into BIOS or select options when I boot WinXP Pro.
> >> >
> >> > Please help.
> >>
> >> Plug it into the PS2 port instead of the USB port.
> >
> > Will this work with a keyboard/mouse combo receiver that plugs into the
> > USB port?
>
> Most USB keyboards come with a PS2 adapter...

For some reason one of my kill-files kills the OP (probably his email
matches something I have in the kill-file) so I don't have the original
message, and if you won't mind me using yours as a bridge.

In general, the cordless should be USB device and it should work. And
some, most if not all require few basic steps (at least several devices I
have at my end), and I will try to give as much info as possible.

- Make sure to have Battery, and correct position.

- I don't have any other OS but WinXP and Vista at my end, but if you run
something like Win98 or similar then you may need to install DRIVER. I
don't think CMOS has anything to do with this as it supposes to be detected
as USB device

- After have good battery and inserted to one of the USB connector (switch
to different USB connector if some doesn't work) then you may need to PRESS
a small BUTTON either on the USB device or Keyboard (or both?) to make a
connection between Keyboard and the Cordless Device.

That's it! and it should work.

On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 09:27:50 -0500, "badgolferman"
<REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:

>Calab, 12/26/2007,9:20:29 AM, wrote:
>
>> "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:xn0ffedt05hg6rg002@news.readfreenews.net...
>> > Calab, 12/26/2007,8:48:47 AM, wrote:
>> >
>> > >
>> >>"ram" <dvramjiX@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> > > news:hJacj.85161$YL5.9969@newssvr29.news.prodigy.n et...
>> >>> hi,
>> >>> I have a Logitech cordless key board and mouse. Key board is not
>> >>> recognised at boot time and I
>> >>> cannot go into BIOS or select options when I boot WinXP Pro.

>> > > >
>> >>> Please help.
>> > >
>> > > Plug it into the PS2 port instead of the USB port.
>> >
>> > Will this work with a keyboard/mouse combo receiver that plugs into
>> > the USB port?
>>
>> Most USB keyboards come with a PS2 adapter...

Logitech should have info on their 'site, maybe in their
forum, about whether a USB set will work on PS2.

Some will and some won't.

>
>Let me be a bit more specific.
>
>I have a Microsoft wireless mouse and keyboard set that has one
>receiver which transfers data to the computer via one USB connector.
>Will using a PS2 connector in either the keyboard or mouse port of the
>motherboard make both of my wireless devices work?

If a set uses only one USB plug, it definitely won't work
over PS2 as a set. I suppose there's some slight chance it
would work for the type of device port it were plugged into
(whether the kbd or mouse PS2 port) but I doubt it.