>> Why not just get a decent monitor/keyboard switch? Belkin makes a
>> nice 4-port in the $200 range that makes your motherboard think
>> there's a keyboard attached even if you are not currently switched
>> onto the system.
>
>I have something quite similar.. Still, seems like some individuals
Brian Dean wrote to Ryan Thompson:
> Ryan Thompson wrote:
> > Thanks for the info. When I have another $500 burning a hole in my
> > checkbook, I will probably order another keyboard, just so I have
> > another one, if nothing else. :-)
>
> Why not just get a decent monitor/keyboard switch? Be
Ryan Thompson wrote:
> Thanks for the info. When I have another $500 burning a hole in my
> checkbook, I will probably order another keyboard, just so I have
> another one, if nothing else. :-)
Why not just get a decent monitor/keyboard switch? Belkin makes a
nice 4-port in the $200 range that
>I don't make a habit of keyboard swapping, and I HAVE experienced some
>minor glitches before (such as weird scan codes being sent, or the state
>of caps lock changing).
You have been lucky that you didn't broke the motherboard when swapping
the keyboard.
The fact that you only had minor prob
Kazutaka YOKOTA wrote to Ryan Thompson:
> It sounds like the keyboard interface of your motherboard has somewhat
> become flaky; it may even be broken.
>
> It is NOT recommended that you attach or detach the keyboard while the
> power is on. The keyboard interface of the PC motherboard is not
>
>On my -current system, after rebooting, the keyboard was in a funny state
>(all 4 LEDs were turned on. My keyboard also has an internal click
>mechanism, which was no longer functional) I plugged the keyboard into
>another machine at that point, and it reset itself and worked fine on that
>mac
