Arghhhhhhhhhhhhh

trekrider · Posted: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 00:04:28 Post Subject: Arghhhhhhhhhhhhh

I'm rebuilding this P(OS)4 Prescott sys on an MSI board.........I keep getting a keyboard error. Pluged in the USB/Diagnostics lights bracket and it indicates a keyboard error (I know all 3 keyboards I tried are good).

It sez.....Incorrect CMOS settings.

So I.......

Cleared CMOS.....still no go.

Cleared CMOS, removed battery.....still no go.

Cleared CMOS, removed battery, removed power cable, let sit for 20 minutes.....still no go.

WTF....... Bang Head

dadx2mj · Posted: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 00:25:05 Post Subject:

Can you get to the bios? If you can look for a setting that is something like "Stop on all errors" or something like that. I had same type problem because of not having a floppy drive installed it halted the system until I changed that setting.

Spire · Posted: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 00:32:55 Post Subject:

Kind of hard to get to Bios without a Keyboard isn't it????

Bang Head

BeerCheeze · Posted: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 00:39:31 Post Subject:

`Dis a USB or a PS/2 Keyboard?

dadx2mj · Posted: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 00:43:07 Post Subject:

trekrider · Posted: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 01:29:20 Post Subject:

I tried both USB & PS/2.

And no, I can't get to the BIOS!

Aint puters FUN??

NOT!

dadx2mj · Posted: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 01:33:51 Post Subject:

OK since you cant get into BIOS I am thinking either a bad mobo or bad CPU ....guess ram is a possibility too time to start swapping parts to see what you can come up with.

BeerCheeze · Posted: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 10:37:52 Post Subject:

You might want to think about changing the tools your using to work on it with. At this point I would probably recommended you using this:

T-shirt · Posted: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 11:47:35 Post Subject:

It's the keyboard controller, used to be a seperate socketed chip ($5~5minute replacement) most are now integrated. so the big fromage has the right idea.

The only possible fixable thing has to do with the keyboard socket, sometimes the solder joints crack, but since the USB doesn't work thats unlikely the cause.

knight0334 · Posted: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 12:08:50 Post Subject:

I've fixed a couple computers with a "Ford tool" like Cheezy posted.