Old Keyboard Delays Startup

[petecal]

I'm running Windows 8.1
My keyboard failed so I went back to the one I was using 8 months ago. Now there is a very long delay. Like many minutes, before the very first boot screen shows up. This keyboard is the old kind with an adapter to plug into USB. I know I'm a dinosaur but I'm getting a replacement keyboard under warranty but I need to use this computer in the mean time. During this long delay, the disk light doesn't even flash. any ideas?

 

[atljsf]

is a at keyboard? ps2?

can you get into bios and check any compatibility or legacy option in there related to keyboard or peripherals?

 

[petecal]

I guess I have to. I don't remember making any changes when I replaced this KBD with the new USB one so I thought I could just swap back. I guess not.

 

[petecal]

Well, I think I fixed it. Normally this is where a guy might start listing all the things he tried but I have sympathy for everybody so I will skip all that, It won't help anyway. ;-)

It seems the PS2 keyboard with USB adapter didn't like being plugged in a USB hub. It needs to be plugged into a USB port on the computer. Either the front panel or back panel.

If it is in the USB hub the 'puter hangs before the POST. I found that by using my faulty USB KBD (in the hub) to change the POST delay from "None" to 5 seconds. That brought up a screen where I could see the pre-POST wait which lasts forever if the PS2 KBD is in the hub.

Thanks for putting up with me,

 

[atljsf]

if the hub is not powered, there are always power problems

 

[petecal]

It is powered with its own wallwort.
Also, the USB KBD worked fine in the hub.

 

[atljsf]

weird situation then, good you got it working

 

[petecal]

This thread may be useful for the rare case that some dinosaur is still using a PS2 KBD with a USB adapter on a hub.

This is the last dinosaur signing off.