cordless keyboards

How does a cordless keyboard work if you need to enter the BIOS
settings of the computer? Are they worth the convenience?

"badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> How does a cordless keyboard work if you need to enter the BIOS
> settings of the computer? Are they worth the convenience?

The presense of a cable connecting the keyboard to the PC makes no
difference to its operation!

A USB keyboard over PS/2 makes a difference - can't get into BIOS!

"GT" <ContactGT_removeme_@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> How does a cordless keyboard work if you need to enter the BIOS
>> settings of the computer? Are they worth the convenience?
>
> The presense of a cable connecting the keyboard to the PC makes no
> difference to its operation!
>
> A USB keyboard over PS/2 makes a difference - can't get into BIOS!

I should have added, that you can get wireless PS/2 and wireless USB
keyboard/mouse thingies.

On Thu, 4 Oct 2007 14:31:14 +0100, "GT"
<ContactGT_removeme_@hotmail.com> wrote:

>"badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> How does a cordless keyboard work if you need to enter the BIOS
>> settings of the computer? Are they worth the convenience?
>
>The presense of a cable connecting the keyboard to the PC makes no
>difference to its operation!
>
>A USB keyboard over PS/2 makes a difference - can't get into BIOS!
>


.... unless the bios has USB-PS2 emulation mode turned on by
default, which some do.

"kony" <spam@spam.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 4 Oct 2007 14:31:14 +0100, "GT"
> <ContactGT_removeme_@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>"badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:xn0fc1jth6oiz59001@news.readfreenews.net. ..
>>> How does a cordless keyboard work if you need to enter the BIOS
>>> settings of the computer? Are they worth the convenience?
>>
>>The presense of a cable connecting the keyboard to the PC makes no
>>difference to its operation!
>>
>>A USB keyboard over PS/2 makes a difference - can't get into BIOS!
>>
> ... unless the bios has USB-PS2 emulation mode turned on by
> default, which some do.

I turned this on using my PS/2 keyboard on mine and it still ignores USB
keyboard input in BIOS and DOS!

"GT" <ContactGT_remove_@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "kony" <spam@spam.com> wrote in message
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>> On Thu, 4 Oct 2007 14:31:14 +0100, "GT"
>> <ContactGT_removeme_@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>"badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>news:xn0fc1jth6oiz59001@news.readfreenews.net.. .
>>>> How does a cordless keyboard work if you need to enter the BIOS
>>>> settings of the computer? Are they worth the convenience?
>>>
>>>The presense of a cable connecting the keyboard to the PC makes no
>>>difference to its operation!
>>>
>>>A USB keyboard over PS/2 makes a difference - can't get into BIOS!
>>>
>> ... unless the bios has USB-PS2 emulation mode turned on by
>> default, which some do.
>
> I turned this on using my PS/2 keyboard on mine and it still ignores USB
> keyboard input in BIOS and DOS!

Should have added - I use a USB keyboard most of the time. **** that
champagne - makes you post things before they are finished!