Re: Keyboard sometimes freeze

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From: Christopher Smith
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 1998 00:00

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Roger Gammans <rgammans@computer-surgery.co.uk> wrote in message
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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:
>>>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.

Now that I think back it may have been the fuse - either way the end result
is the same (and hence the reason for posting my warning).

>
>--
>Roger Gammans

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From: "Christopher Smith" <drsmithy@usa.net>
Subject: Re: Keyboard sometimes freeze
Date: 1998/10/18
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