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    Problem with USB Keyboard

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by theneighborrkid, Mar 14, 2011.

  1. theneighborrkid

    theneighborrkid Notebook Evangelist

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    I cannot for the life of me get my USB keyboard to work. It is a microsoft ergonomic keyboard. If I plug it in, the numlock button comes on, but I cannot type anything. The computer still works as I can move the mouse around. And I tried using my old USB keyboard and it worked with no issues. I tried uninstalling the drivers / plugging into a different USB port. Nothing. Windows 7 32bit

    thanks guys

    both show up in device manager as working properly
     
    theneighborrkid, Mar 14, 2011
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  2. Agent 9

    Agent 9 Notebook Consultant

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    Did you try rebooting with it plugged in? sometimes you need to do that in order to get windows to see it, and so it runs the proper drivers.
     
    Agent 9, Mar 14, 2011
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  3. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Have you tried the keyboard on another computer? Perhaps it is genuinely defective?
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Mar 14, 2011
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