Sonicpelican,
Some BIOSes include settings for keyboard rate, but others do not, so your
situation is not surprising in this regard. It's hard to tell what may be
the source of your issue, but I found the following keyboard troubleshooting
guide. It may not fit your situation exactly, but perhaps it will provide
some idea on how to proceed to find the problem:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/258826
Problems such as you are having typically are caused by driver issues, but
not always. If updating drivers and completing the indicated troubleshooting
steps don't resolve your issues, try contacting the official Microsoft
Support.
This forum is a user's group comprised mostly of users who get together to
help each other. While there are experts who contribute information here, the
official Microsoft Support may have a different approach. Also, download and
install all the Vista updates that are available on the Microsoft update
site. Sometimes you get a fix that way.
--
freddy
"Sonicpelican" wrote:
> Hi Freddy,
> I'm changing it under "Control Panel->Hardware and Sound->Keyboard". I
> can't find it anywhere in the BIOS and all is working fine with Linux (system
> is dual boot).
> Cheers,
> Sonic
>
>
> "freddy" wrote:
>
> > Sonicpelican,
> >
> > Are you setting the keyboard delay in BIOS or somewhere else?
> > --
> > freddy
> >
> >
> > "Sonicpelican" wrote:
> >
> > > Changes to the "Keyboard Repeat Delay" settings are not saved. The Keyboard
> > > Repeat Delay has defaulted to "Fast" which means holding down a key for just
> > > a microsecond means 2 or 3 of the same letter is repeated. This happens in
> > > all applications. You can set the delay to "Slow" to fix the problem but
> > > after a reboot it defaults back to "Fast".
> > >
> > > Anyone have any answers or having the same problem??
> > > --
> > > Sonic