On Tue, Sep 02, 2003 at 12:18:51PM +0100, jon_at_witchspace.com wrote: > Hiya > > > > Unfortunately, many motherboards (BIOSs?) won't initialise a PS/2 keyboard > > interface unless a keyboard is connected at boot time, so if you plug in a > > keyboard subsequently it won't work. Nothing the OS can do in this case (I > > believe), and yes it's a PITA. > > Keyboard and mouse manufacturers usually give dire warnings about plugging > in PS/2 devices when the machine is powered up, maybe that's the reason > why. I've personally killed about 5 keyboards this way. I don't recommend hot plugging PS/2 keyboards. -gordon
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