I recently had a problem with my keyboard. it is connected to my PC with a ps/2 to usb adapter. (male usb, female ps/2) Now, I booted up my PC yesterday and my keyboard was no longer functioning. My first guess was that it was the adapter. I read that these things have a tendency to not work, but I haven't had a problem with mine for about half a year. I bought a new adapter, which didn't work. both of these adapters are passive ones, we all know them, the little purple/green adapters. An active one might be able to do the trick and it is as far as I'm aware the only option I have left. But I'm hoping someone knows how to fix this without buying another adapter. I have tried the following: - Trying different ports, even tried another keyboard with the same adapter, which didn't work. All other USB devices work fine in every port. - Tried a new adapter, obviously - Followed steps here - Tried shutting down and unplugging the PC for a few minutes, apparently this helped for a lot of people. Not for me though. Sadly, my motherboard doesn't have a ps/2 port. I hope someone could offer some perspective on this issue, I'm a bit frustrated trying to fix it for so long.
Well if you tried a different adapter and a different USB port then its probably not the computers fault. I'd look at getting a new keyboard. You can get a cheap one for only $20 or less.
I know I can get a new keyboard for a small amount of money, were it not that it's a more expensive mechanical keyboard which I love to use.
Does it work at POST for the BIOS ? Wondering if "Enable USB Legacy Devices" is enabled in the BIOS Although if the mo/bo doesn't have a PS/2 port then that setting should be permanently enabled or you wouldn't get into the BIOS
Oh, I guess I forgot to add hat in the OP. That option is on, and the keyboard does not work at post.
Defo sounds like a dead keyboard, never heard of that before, even seen 20+ year old keyboards still grafting ! With the big 5 pin din plug !
Are you sure? the other keyboard I have with a ps/2 connection also did not work with the adapter, but it did when I used the ps/2 directly in a different PC. I guess I'll have to hook up my keyboard to another PC to make sure it's dead or not. I was reluctant to do this because I just cleaned up all the wires. Oh well..
I didn't know you had tested the keyboards in another PC Well if you have ruled out the adapter by using a different one and ruled out the keyboard by testing it in another PC there is only the PC left to blame right ? You unplugged everything else USB from the board ?
nah, I JUST tested the keyboard on another PC. it doesn't work and I'm not even using an adapter. I guess I didn't see this coming considering i only had this keyboard for half a year and have been very careful with it. never seen a keyboard just die abruptly. I also figured that the adapter was to blame because I tested another keyboard with the same adapter and had the same result.
