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Keyboard query.
| geek_mlh19658 |
June 28, 2010, 2:47 pm |
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#1 | | Have a Logitech wireless keyboard and puzzled my PC doesn??™t recognise keys until XP has fully loaded. Just means I can??™t hit ???enter??? during start up ( to speed up loading). I??™ve missedsomething? It's not a major. Thanks. | |
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| geek_0800xford |
June 28, 2010, 2:53 pm |
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#2 | possibly because the software that sends/receives the signal isn't running until windows has booted [but i haven't googled so wouldn't really know]
maybe use a secondary keyboard to get into the bios etc when you need to? |
| geek_soodanim |
June 28, 2010, 2:54 pm |
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#3 | You'll need to change it in the bios settings.
Since when does hitting enter during start up speed up loading, have I missed something? |
| geek_0800xford |
June 28, 2010, 2:54 pm |
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#4 | | skip the ram test perhaps: POST |
| geek_lostdude |
June 28, 2010, 2:55 pm |
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#5 | | Yeah probably just need to enable USB keyboard in BIOS. |
| geek_soodanim |
June 28, 2010, 2:57 pm |
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#6 | | lol OK... . well maybe when they get into the bios they can turn that off too :) |
| geek_mlh19658 |
June 28, 2010, 3:07 pm |
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#7 | | Used to be able to kick along loading a little by hitting "enter" when the 60 second countdown ran. Think it was on the 2nd or 3rd black start screen which showed PLEASE SELECT WINDOWS OR XP. As regards Bios, sorry, don't have the skill or knowhow. But thanks. |
| geek_0800xford |
June 28, 2010, 3:09 pm |
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#8 | | quick funny story: someone had [for some bizarre unknown reason] two keyboards attached, one was jammed behind the desk with several keys depressed, they wondered why the computer sometimes just did random things... like typing all by itself and turn itself on and off starting the media player etc |
| geek_0800xford |
June 28, 2010, 3:10 pm |
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#9 | | you can totally change that |
| geek_mlh19658 |
June 28, 2010, 3:13 pm |
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#10 | | Pray tell. |
| geek_mlh19658 |
June 28, 2010, 3:16 pm |
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#11 | | Should've mentioned kicking the thing along was when using the old wire connected keys. | |
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| geek_0800xford |
June 28, 2010, 3:25 pm |
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#12 | | so you are only running xp? |
| geek_mlh19658 |
June 28, 2010, 3:26 pm |
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#13 | | Yes, xp. |
| geek_0800xford |
June 28, 2010, 3:27 pm |
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#14 | press [windows logo key] + [r] to get the run box
then type "msconfig" without the "quotes", press [enter] you can change it in there.
~be careful~ |
| geek_0800xford |
June 28, 2010, 3:29 pm |
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#15 | | ~be careful~ |
| geek_mlh19658 |
June 28, 2010, 3:32 pm |
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#16 | | Can do msconfig, but how do I change bios. And to what? Ta. |
| geek_0800xford |
June 28, 2010, 3:34 pm |
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#17 | you aren't changing the BIOS, you are changing the boot time.
look for where it says says "60 seconds" and change it to "0"
you can change it from control panel > system > startup and recovery too from memory |
| geek_mlh19658 |
June 28, 2010, 3:36 pm |
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#18 | | OK, not bios. My mistake. |
| geek_0800xford |
June 28, 2010, 3:41 pm |
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#19 | use this if you want a bit o' GUI
http://neosmart.net/gallery/album/view/neosmart/easybcd/ |
| geek_mlh19658 |
June 28, 2010, 3:45 pm |
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#20 | | Thanks OX. Done, and happy birthday. |
| geek_0800xford |
June 28, 2010, 4:14 pm |
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#21 | you have to say it in that thread or it doesn't count ha ha ha XD [joke]
so it worked? your boot time has been slashed like a teen in the woods? | |
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