Re: Keyboard sometimes freeze

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From: Roger Gammans
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 00:00

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In article <708315$ut5$1@bunyip.cc.uq.edu.au>, Christopher Smith
<drsmithy@usa.net> writes
>
>Jason Clifford <jason@domgen.com> wrote in message
>Pine.LNX.3.96.981016172410.9807A-100000@welpc040.domgen.com...
>>On Fri, 16 Oct 1998, Karu Ratnam wrote:
>>
>>> But occationaly it boots and come to login prompt,
>>> but then it dont see the keyboard.
>>> Whatever I typed on the keyboard is not echoed.
>>> I have to then turn the power off and on again to boot the
>>> computer.
>>
>>I have occasionally seen this behaviour on PCs with a less than perfect
>>keboard/motherboard connector. Try removing the keyboard cable from the PC
>>and plugging it back in - this usually works and does not require a
>>reboot.
>
>Careful doing this - it *is* possible to blow the controller chip by hot
>plugging keyboards and PS/2 mice 

Are you _sure_ it wan't the fuse that blew. I've seen a lot more damaged
fuses than keyboard controllers.

-- 
Roger Gammans

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From: Roger Gammans <rgammans@computer-surgery.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Keyboard sometimes freeze
Date: 1998/10/17
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