A boot-up error

[cyberwarpy]

The other day I was installing a new PC I received the following error while booting up the PC:

"Error - Keyboard not attached"
"Press F2 to continue..."

umm....

[filburt1]

Sometimes it is connected and a key was just held down. It is still funny.

[scoutt]

typical

I would like to see you do that, push f2 to continue with no keyboard he he

[cyberwarpy]

Actually... at that time, I felt like hitting it with a Hammer

Originally posted by scoutt
typical

I would like to see you do that, push f2 to continue with no keyboard he he

[Beacon]

where've you been warpy???

[cyberwarpy]

Howdy Beacon!

Nice to hear from you again!

Well... I've been busy with Uni (assignments and exams) and I've been a bit busy lately with my *online business ventures* Do I sound like a promising entrepreneur... lol... I hope I am...

You?

Originally posted by Beacon
where've you been warpy???

[Guv]

The message is not as stupid as it sounds.

It merely means that the BIOS did not detect a Keyboard and is waiting to see if you can fix the problem, usually a loose connection. Sometimes the problem is a transient one.

The Bootup process loops waiting to see if it can recognize an F1 signal, indicating that there is a keyboard available.

If you forgot to plug your keyboard into the PS/2 connection, turn the system off before pluggin it in.

I think it is safe to plug in the connection at the keyboard itself if there is one.

If your Keyboard connects to a USB port, it is safe to plug it in without turning off the power.

[Beacon]

And what are your online business ventures????

"Do I sound like a promising entrepreneur" just as long as you dont try and sell me something that i dont need!!!

Me well sitting round here, working, footie, goin out same old!!!
No business ventures for me yet!

[cyberwarpy]

Actually, I tried that... and it still didn't work, it was a faulty motherboard from Aopen. Anyway...I always thought that keyboards can only be attached when the computer is off. When you take out/in a keyboard when the computer is on, it makes this irratating beep in a continous loop.

Originally posted by Guv
The message is not as stupid as it sounds.

It merely means that the BIOS did not detect a Keyboard and is waiting to see if you can fix the problem, usually a loose connection. Sometimes the problem is a transient one.

The Bootup process loops waiting to see if it can recognize an F1 signal, indicating that there is a keyboard available.

If you forgot to plug your keyboard into the PS/2 connection, turn the system off before pluggin it in.

I think it is safe to plug in the connection at the keyboard itself if there is one.

If your Keyboard connects to a USB port, it is safe to plug it in without turning off the power.

[parksie]

DIN connections are okay, PS/2 won't work and runs the risk of blowing a chip through static (the Arabella graphics chip on the original Acorn A310 could be destroyed this way by connecting/disconnecting the monitor while it was on).