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Hoagie_one

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How do you get a computer to boot when it doesnt detect the keyboard?
« on: August 19, 2003, 08:19:08 pm »
For instance, If you only use a gamepad hack or whatnot and it doesnt need a keyboard hooked to it.  The computer starts teh booting process and says keyboard not found, press f1 to continue or del to go to bios.

I cant hit f1 because there is no keyboard hooked up.

Anyone?
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Re:How do you get a computer to boot when it doesnt detect the keyboard?
« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2003, 08:41:16 pm »
In bios you can disable that keyboard check.
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Re:How do you get a computer to boot when it doesnt detect the keyboard?
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2003, 08:59:16 pm »
cool, I had no idea
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Re:How do you get a computer to boot when it doesnt detect the keyboard?
« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2003, 09:01:48 pm »
my favorite kaiku:

'Keyboard not present
Press F1 to continue'
Zen error message

I saw it as a runner up in an error message haiku contest (I wonder why you don't see more of those) on salon.com I think.
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Re:How do you get a computer to boot when it doesnt detect the keyboard?
« Reply #4 on: August 19, 2003, 10:27:49 pm »
Quote from: SirPoonga on August 19, 2003, 08:41:16 pm
In bios you can disable that keyboard check.

Depends on the BIOS.  Some do, some don't.

If all else fails, get a broken KB, rip the board/connector out, and plug it in.  It should still detect the KB, but it's small enough to tuck away (in the case of a bartop, maybe)
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Re:How do you get a computer to boot when it doesnt detect the keyboard?
« Reply #5 on: August 19, 2003, 10:52:08 pm »
Bios fixed it.  Thanks all.
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