Techvice please?
After a long, boring and drawn out series of emails with the Evil Computer People, who of course didn't answer any of my questions or even get my contact details right, this morning my PC tower was taken away to London by a huge man with a blonde mullet, who looked like a cross between a wrestler and an 80s action movie star. I can't decide which.
But anyway, the above is kind of irrelevant (especially the part about the mullet) because the point of this post is to ask for advice, not ramble on about delivery men.
I gave up on my PC weeks and weeks ago, and have been using the laptop since. It's been fine, especially as I added a second monitor to it, which has helped my posture because I have RSI and hate laptops for that reason. The departure of my PC spurred me to pimp up my laptop even more, and today I tried plugging in an extra keyboard. But it wouldn't work. I've tried doing it with 2 different keyboards, both with an USB/PS2 adaptor cable, and both with all the right drivers etc, but it won't work!
So does anyone out there know if I am missing something really obvious, like disabling my laptop keyboard or something else that I can't seem to do?! If so, I would be happy to be embarrassed by your comments in the comments box.
I thank you, and goodnight!
Comments
...are you plugging it in using PS/2?
If so, don't. Use USB. With PS/2 - you have to boot up with the keyboard plugged in from start, not while it's running (won't work otherwise).
PS/2 to USB still isn't a true USB keyboard BTW if that's what you are doing.
Posted by: JGJones | February 19, 2008 8:46 PM
...are you plugging it in using PS/2?
If so, don't. Use USB. With PS/2 - you have to boot up with the keyboard plugged in from start, not while it's running (won't work otherwise).
PS/2 to USB still isn't a true USB keyboard BTW if that's what you are doing.
Posted by: JGJones | February 19, 2008 8:46 PM
I would just buy a USB keyboard. It should work fine, you won't need to disable the other keyboard or anything.
Posted by: IC | February 19, 2008 10:19 PM
Cheers! For the record, I have been plugging it in using PS/2 and booting it up afterwards, so what's the problem?
Ian, I am inclined to buy a new keyboard (in fact I think we have an USB one in the loft)... would have just done that but the forums I read said it shouldn't make any difference. Hmm. Maybe I need to persuade C to go into the loft ;o)
Posted by: j | February 20, 2008 9:14 AM