The boot floppy disk was created in Windows Vista home ed. 32 bit and
obviously it should run the same operating system. I am able to open the Bios
in the boot process pressing the F2 key. Please, can you suggest something
else ?
Best Regards
Ilver Belletti
"Paul Randall" wrote:
Quote:
>
> "ilver belletti" <ilverbelletti@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news
1EBE9B5-AAF0-45FD-8C6A-131328FDC9DB@xxxxxx Quote:
> >I have created a boot floppy disk. If I start the computer from the boot
> > floppy disk my usb keyboard doesn' t run. What can I do ? Why does it
> > happen ?
> > Best Regards
> > Ilver Belletti
>
> USB support in Windows started with W98SE, I think. In addition to using
> the USB ports and protocol which W98SE provided, you had to load separate
> drivers for each particular type or brand of USB device, such as keyboard,
> mouse, thumbdrive, etc. Some modern BIOSs provide this capability and
> others don't. My 2002 Sony laptop will even let me boot from a USB floppy
> drive! You can find out whether your system BIOS can communicate with the
> USB keyboard by attempting to get into BIOS setup during the bootup process.
> If you can do that then there may be a place in the BIOS setup to give DOS
> access to the keyboard. Once that is turned on, the keyboard should work in
> DOS.
>
> My personal preference is to use the USB to PS2 adapters included with my
> keyboard and use the PS2 ports on the computer. This has worked for me with
> both old and newer computers.
>
> -Paul Randall
>
>
>