External keyboard to laptop

• dragg

  8 Sep 11, 20:36

  the keyboard should work upon connection right?

  but it doesnt.

  any idea why?

   

• QX179R

  8 Sep 11, 20:41

  Go to the system control panel, hardware tab. Click on the device manager button. Click on the + next to keyboard. Delete the entry for the external keyboard. Reboot.
  
  See if the laptop keyboard acts normal. If so, try the external keyboard again. Windows should reload the drivers.

• dragg

  8 Sep 11, 20:55

  under  control panel, device manager, keyboard i see only standard p/s2 keyboard.  you want me to uninstall this, then reboot?

• QX179R

  8 Sep 11, 21:01

  did u install driver or program for that keyboard already?

• dragg

  8 Sep 11, 21:11

  i plug in the keyboard.  thats it.

  i thought it'll work just by connecting.

  but obviously it isnt working.

   

• QX179R

  8 Sep 11, 21:13

  u try to install the driver or program 1st then try again to see it works..

• dragg

  8 Sep 11, 21:18

  i plug in and tried to install the driver but to no avail.

   

• QX179R

  8 Sep 11, 21:22

  then I'm suspecting that It is the 'USB to PS/2 convertor' which is causing the problem cause not all keyboards/mouse will work with them.

• dragg

  8 Sep 11, 21:23

  i tihnk so too.

  i tried on another laptop and the same problem.

  thanks anyway.

   

• QX179R

  8 Sep 11, 21:25

  np & glad to be of help..

• kenn3th

  13 Sep 11, 22:07

  probably a bad keyboard. Try another port 

  ps thanks for helping 179 :-):-):-):-)

• dragg

  14 Sep 11, 09:09

  i got myself another keyboard and its working just fine.

   

• SBS7484P

  14 Sep 11, 20:36

  Sometimes the PS/2-USB interface adapter is not compatible.

   

  You'll have to hunt down a purple one.

   

• QX179R

  14 Sep 11, 20:37

  Originally posted by dragg:

  i got myself another keyboard and its working just fine.

   

  glad to know that..