IBM keyboard on HP Pavilion

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On Sun, 23 May 2004 03:06:04 GMT, MasonC <masonc@ix.netcom.xyz.com> wrote:

>It's time to ask again.
>
>My wonderful old IBM clickclack will not work on my HP 505n Pavilion.

ALMOST THERE ! Pardon my shout.

I'm typing on my old IBM right now.

The trick is this:

At the "HP Invent" splash screen, press F1 to enter Setup.
( the keyboard is functioning up to this point )

Set "Reset configuration data" to [YES] -- the secret --

( Plug'n'Play is set to [YES] and I don't think it
has any effect either way.)

The HP splash returns and it boots with the IBM keyboard OK.

However, the "Reset configuration data" resets itself to [NO] and
must be reset *each* time. (I've booted many times....ugh)

I'll operate this way but hope for a permanent fix.

Ben, I downloaded CLRESCSD.exe at:

ftp://ftp.gw2k.com/pub/hardware_support/bios/pentium/clrescsd.exe

But I'm too scared to run it -- especially if it's not the solution.
What do you think? Is it a P'n'P problem or "configuration data"?

Anyway, I'm on the keyboard, thanks to the suggestions
of everybody, especially *craigm* and ben_myers.

Thank you much much, merci beaucoup, gracias etc etc

Mason C

 

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Mason,

Run CLRESCSD.exe from a DOS box and use it to prepare a floppy which must be
booted and run at the DOS prompt. For XP, this may be a problem. You may have
to make up a bootable 95/98/ME floppy first, then use CLRESCSD.exe to finish
making up the required floppy.

Running the resulting floppy will give you choices to do things to the ESCD.
You want to reset it. This may accomplish the same thing as resetting the
configuration data from the BIOS.

From what you've described, it almost seems like the HP version of software
manages somehow to reset the ESCD back again at system shutdown to use the
stinking HP keyboard.

"Reset configuration data" always resets itself to [NO] after resetting. This
is a feature of almost any BIOS. It is normal to assume that the config data
will not be reset every time the system boots... Ben

On Sun, 30 May 2004 07:55:53 GMT, Mason A. Clark <masoncNOT@THISix.netcom.comQ>
wrote:

>On Sun, 23 May 2004 03:06:04 GMT, MasonC <masonc@ix.netcom.xyz.com> wrote:
>
>>It's time to ask again.
>>
>>My wonderful old IBM clickclack will not work on my HP 505n Pavilion.
>
>ALMOST THERE ! Pardon my shout.
>
>I'm typing on my old IBM right now.
>
>The trick is this:
>
>At the "HP Invent" splash screen, press F1 to enter Setup.
> ( the keyboard is functioning up to this point )
>
>Set "Reset configuration data" to [YES] -- the secret --
>
> ( Plug'n'Play is set to [YES] and I don't think it
> has any effect either way.)
>
>The HP splash returns and it boots with the IBM keyboard OK.
>
>However, the "Reset configuration data" resets itself to [NO] and
>must be reset *each* time. (I've booted many times....ugh)
>
>I'll operate this way but hope for a permanent fix.
>
>Ben, I downloaded CLRESCSD.exe at:
>
> ftp://ftp.gw2k.com/pub/hardware_support/bios/pentium/clrescsd.exe
>
>But I'm too scared to run it -- especially if it's not the solution.
>What do you think? Is it a P'n'P problem or "configuration data"?
>
>Anyway, I'm on the keyboard, thanks to the suggestions
>of everybody, especially *craigm* and ben_myers.
>
> Thank you much much, merci beaucoup, gracias etc etc
>
> Mason C

 

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Ben,

Because it persistently requires reset of the ESCD, I'm guessing that to
reset the ESCD in *any* way will be futile -- requiring reset at each cold boot.

My neighbor gave me another IBM model M and it also fails on the
HP computer -- needing a reset of ESCD.

Also an AT/XT keyboard made by EPC in Taiwan. It looks like an IBM; works
fine and feels good. Not as noisy as IBM's but far superior to the retail
keyboards I see ( feel ) in the stores today. And the old layout.

I'll settle for this near thing. If I have serious typing I can always boot
up to a click/clack IBM. Time out on this.

Thanks again,

Mason C


On Sun, 30 May 2004 21:00:20 GMT, ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben
Myers) wrote:

>Mason,
>
>Run CLRESCSD.exe from a DOS box and use it to prepare a floppy which must be
>booted and run at the DOS prompt. For XP, this may be a problem. You may have
>to make up a bootable 95/98/ME floppy first, then use CLRESCSD.exe to finish
>making up the required floppy.
>
>Running the resulting floppy will give you choices to do things to the ESCD.
>You want to reset it. This may accomplish the same thing as resetting the
>configuration data from the BIOS.
>
>From what you've described, it almost seems like the HP version of software
>manages somehow to reset the ESCD back again at system shutdown to use the
>stinking HP keyboard.
>
>"Reset configuration data" always resets itself to [NO] after resetting. This
>is a feature of almost any BIOS. It is normal to assume that the config data
>will not be reset every time the system boots... Ben
>
>On Sun, 30 May 2004 07:55:53 GMT, Mason A. Clark <masoncNOT@THISix.netcom.comQ>
>wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 23 May 2004 03:06:04 GMT, MasonC <masonc@ix.netcom.xyz.com> wrote:
>>
>>>It's time to ask again.
>>>
>>>My wonderful old IBM clickclack will not work on my HP 505n Pavilion.
>>
>>ALMOST THERE ! Pardon my shout.
>>
>>I'm typing on my old IBM right now.
>>
>>The trick is this:
>>
>>At the "HP Invent" splash screen, press F1 to enter Setup.
>> ( the keyboard is functioning up to this point )
>>
>>Set "Reset configuration data" to [YES] -- the secret --
>>
>> ( Plug'n'Play is set to [YES] and I don't think it
>> has any effect either way.)
>>
>>The HP splash returns and it boots with the IBM keyboard OK.
>>
>>However, the "Reset configuration data" resets itself to [NO] and
>>must be reset *each* time. (I've booted many times....ugh)
>>
>>I'll operate this way but hope for a permanent fix.
>>
>>Ben, I downloaded CLRESCSD.exe at:
>>
>> ftp://ftp.gw2k.com/pub/hardware_support/bios/pentium/clrescsd.exe
>>
>>But I'm too scared to run it -- especially if it's not the solution.
>>What do you think? Is it a P'n'P problem or "configuration data"?
>>
>>Anyway, I'm on the keyboard, thanks to the suggestions
>>of everybody, especially *craigm* and ben_myers.
>>
>> Thank you much much, merci beaucoup, gracias etc etc
>>
>> Mason C