problems after sleep PS/2 keyboard doesnt work

Hi
i have windows 7 64 bit Ultimate in a desktop PC MSI motherboard.

after sleep mode my PS2 keyboard doesnt work !

although i can acttally use it to exit sleep. wierd

also want to mention that after sleep the keyboard
doesnt even show up in device manager.

ive triad to scan for new hardware - no good.
i tried do uninstall reboot then install - no good

the mouse is wireless USB and is fine

yea i could do a USB keyboard but i shouldnt have to.
no problems in XP btw same setup in a different drive.

thanks

any ideas thanks

On 11/2/2011 3:04 PM, MushroomNZ wrote:
> Hi
> i have windows 7 64 bit Ultimate in a desktop PC MSI motherboard.
>
> after sleep mode my PS2 keyboard doesnt work !
>
> although i can acttally use it to exit sleep. wierd
>
> also want to mention that after sleep the keyboard
> doesnt even show up in device manager.
>
> ive triad to scan for new hardware - no good.
> i tried do uninstall reboot then install - no good
>
> the mouse is wireless USB and is fine
>
> yea i could do a USB keyboard but i shouldn't have to.
> no problems in XP btw same setup in a different drive.
>
> thanks
>
> any ideas thanks


BIOS settings and or BIOS revision is usually involved. A BIOS update
may be needed.
BIOS "Legacy" support settings may need to be enabled.
You can also install (reinstall) the keyboard drivers in windows.
Just because it doesn't scan does not prevent you from manually
installing or reinstalling a driver.
You did not mention what make/model of keyboard.

It's remotely possible that the keyboard is actually the culprit.

On Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:23:47 -0400, charlie <> wrote:

>On 11/2/2011 3:04 PM, MushroomNZ wrote:
>> i have windows 7 64 bit Ultimate in a desktop PC MSI motherboard.
>> after sleep mode my PS2 keyboard doesnt work !

>You did not mention what make/model of keyboard.

When the OP writes it is a PS/2 keyboard, I'm assuming it is an IBM/Lexmark
Model M. I use a 1993 Model M on my Win-7 64 bit Pro. But I don't use sleep
mode. I only have the screen turn off. Programs running in the background
keep the PC from going to sleep.

Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).

On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:54:17 -0400, Don Wiss <donwiss@no_spam.com>
wrote:

>On Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:23:47 -0400, charlie <> wrote:
>
>>On 11/2/2011 3:04 PM, MushroomNZ wrote:
>>> i have windows 7 64 bit Ultimate in a desktop PC MSI motherboard.
>>> after sleep mode my PS2 keyboard doesnt work !
>
>>You did not mention what make/model of keyboard.
>
>When the OP writes it is a PS/2 keyboard, I'm assuming it is an IBM/Lexmark
>Model M. I use a 1993 Model M on my Win-7 64 bit Pro. But I don't use sleep
>mode. I only have the screen turn off. Programs running in the background
>keep the PC from going to sleep.

There must be thousands of different models of PS/2 keyboards. How did
you decide it was an IBM/Lexmark Model M?

--

Char Jackson

On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:10:44 -0500, Char Jackson <> wrote:

>There must be thousands of different models of PS/2 keyboards. How did
>you decide it was an IBM/Lexmark Model M?

The IBM PS/2 computer was only shipped with one keyboard. The Model M. See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Model_M_keyboard

Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).

On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:19:49 -0400, Don Wiss wrote:

> On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:10:44 -0500, Char Jackson <> wrote:
>
>>There must be thousands of different models of PS/2 keyboards. How did
>>you decide it was an IBM/Lexmark Model M?
>
> The IBM PS/2 computer was only shipped with one keyboard. The Model M. See:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Model_M_keyboard
>
> Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).

And many, many computers were shipped with PS/2 keyboard and mouse
connectors.

Most of those computers and most of those input devices were not made by
IBM.

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:19:49 -0400, Don Wiss <donwiss@no_spam.com>
wrote:

>On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:10:44 -0500, Char Jackson <> wrote:
>
>>There must be thousands of different models of PS/2 keyboards. How did
>>you decide it was an IBM/Lexmark Model M?
>
>The IBM PS/2 computer was only shipped with one keyboard. The Model M. See:
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Model_M_keyboard

How does that answer my question? No one said anything about an IBM
PS/2 computer. It's no longer 1984. These days, when people talk about
PS/2 keyboards (and mice), it's a safe bet they mean PS/2 compatible.

--

Char Jackson

On Thu, 3 Nov 2011 11:32:28 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
<not-> wrote:

>On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:19:49 -0400, Don Wiss wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:10:44 -0500, Char Jackson <> wrote:
>>
>>>There must be thousands of different models of PS/2 keyboards. How did
>>>you decide it was an IBM/Lexmark Model M?
>>
>> The IBM PS/2 computer was only shipped with one keyboard. The Model M. See:
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Model_M_keyboard
>>
>> Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).
>
>And many, many computers were shipped with PS/2 keyboard and mouse
>connectors.
>
>Most of those computers and most of those input devices were not made by
>IBM.

Guess what? I just turned my keyboard over to take a look at the info
printed on the label underneath and it turns out I'm using an IBM
Model M!

Part Number 1391401
ID Number 4069430
Date 06SEP89
Plt Number F8
Model M
Made in the USA

I guess that means I must be using an original IBM PS/2 computer!

Or no, it just means I'm using an old keyboard. I bought 11 of these
at a surplus store for $10 with the assumption that not all of them
would work. So far, it's 7-8 years later and the first two I put into
service are still working perfectly. I don't know what would kill
these heavy beasts. Fire, perhaps, but not much else.

Small world.

--

Char Jackson

MushroomNZ wrote:
> Hi
> i have windows 7 64 bit Ultimate in a desktop PC MSI motherboard.
>
> after sleep mode my PS2 keyboard doesnt work !
>
> although i can acttally use it to exit sleep. wierd
>
> also want to mention that after sleep the keyboard
> doesnt even show up in device manager.
>
> ive triad to scan for new hardware - no good.
> i tried do uninstall reboot then install - no good
>
> the mouse is wireless USB and is fine
>
> yea i could do a USB keyboard but i shouldnt have to.
> no problems in XP btw same setup in a different drive.
>
> thanks
>
> any ideas thanks

And that observation:

"no problems in XP btw"

makes it quite hard to construct a theory for you. If
you saw failures in every OS, maybe it would be easier to
understand.

On my current computer, my keyboard is likely to be recognized
by the fact its passed as an ACPI object by the BIOS. So it
would be noted in a BIOS table, and passed to the OS. Perhaps
if the BIOS did something different while in sleep mode, that
would result in the OS not recognizing the keyboard. You would
need to use a utility, something like the free Everest Home Edition,
and look through the devices listed in there, to see if the ACPI
object for the keyboard was present or not. Based on seeing
that on my current computer, perhaps scanning for new hardware
wouldn't conclude anything was there either.

Both my Windows 7 laptop, and this WinXP desktop computer, use
an entry of PNP0303 for the keyboard. So they may be using the
same mechanism for handling plug and play.

Paul

On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:49:20 -0500, Char Jackson wrote:

>>And many, many computers were shipped with PS/2 keyboard and mouse
>>connectors.
>>
>>Most of those computers and most of those input devices were not made by
>>IBM.
>
> Guess what? I just turned my keyboard over to take a look at the info
> printed on the label underneath and it turns out I'm using an IBM
> Model M!

Now you *must* leave this thread!

That was pretty funny...

I did read your explanation :-)

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)