USB Keybord not working until system fully booted

[Allen Drake]

I could not see a specific update for M4A87TD/USB3 that addressed your
issue. I was checking the CPU support chart, to see what the minimum
BIOS version would be. If your BIOS is currently >0704 , then you have
enough of a BIOS version to support your particular processor. No further
BIOS update is needed, unless it specifically addresses your issue.

The Chassis Intrusion function might still exist, it's just permanently
jumpered (by a copper track). If they don't provide a header for wiring
up the chassis, then they'd just keep it disabled. Which would make it
puzzling why it would be flagged. And then the most likely scenario,
is some kind of address space issue, where the processor is reading
things that aren't actually the register in question.

If this is a transient condition, and only occurred the one time, I
don't see an effective way to deal with it. That's the nature of
bug fixing - if the condition is reproducible, you can work on it,
and if not, you're stuck.

Paul

I guess I can find something else to do with my time other then
chasing ghosts in the machine. All in all I am satisfied with my
latest build and Win7.

Thanks for all the advice and help.

Regards.

Al.

 

[Allen Drake]

My previous machine gave me the same wireless USB keyboard problem under
Windows XP. Since I could buy a PS1 keyboard for under $10 I left one
plugged in, also to allow accessing set-up. Inelegant but effective!

My Logitech wireless mouse and keyboard don't give me that problem under
Windows 7.

I did not always have this problem with either my wife's computer or
one of mine until one day they both developed USB KB failure. I
connected an old one to my wife's and she is all set but I was not
satisfied with that work around so I kept looking but still no logical
answer. I will be getting an older model to replace this huge white
beast as I just don't have the room to juggle around one extra with
everything else that clutters up my desk space. I still think it is
somehow related to a Windows update file. What else would have
happened at the exact same time I keep asking myself.

Al.

 

[charlie]

I guess I can find something else to do with my time other then
chasing ghosts in the machine. All in all I am satisfied with my
latest build and Win7.

Thanks for all the advice and help.

Regards.

Al.

The Asus website docs and picture resolution for the MBD were poor.
There was something wrong with the web site as well. I tried to decipher
the Japanese manual version, since I did not find the english one.
There was no reference that I could see to the chassis intrusion feature
in the J manual version. Perhaps a BIOS update is in order, as somebody
mentioned. Since there are multiple versions of your MBD, and you bought
it at retail, who knows what occurred before you had hands on. I hope
that you can at least get into BIOS. If you have a six core processor
installed, and an older BIOS version, this may be part of the problem.
We have used the 87 boards in the past without problems, although they
did not have USB3.

 

[Allen Drake]

The Asus website docs and picture resolution for the MBD were poor.
There was something wrong with the web site as well. I tried to decipher
the Japanese manual version, since I did not find the english one.
There was no reference that I could see to the chassis intrusion feature
in the J manual version. Perhaps a BIOS update is in order, as somebody
mentioned. Since there are multiple versions of your MBD, and you bought
it at retail, who knows what occurred before you had hands on. I hope
that you can at least get into BIOS. If you have a six core processor
installed, and an older BIOS version, this may be part of the problem.
We have used the 87 boards in the past without problems, although they
did not have USB3.

From what I have learned recently I have a rather new BIOS version
which is 1102. There are only two newer that don't address any issues
I am concerned with so I decided not to upgraded. The error only
occurred one time so it is now assumed that it was a false report for
some reason unrelated to it's indication. I will be stopping into the
shop where I purchased this and speak to the owner about the
implications and possibility of an exchange if he has one and offers
it as a solution. This is a recent transaction and I am known there so
I will take advantage of the personal relationship. Something missing
with online shopping so I don't mind spending a few extra bucks over
the $10.00 savings I might see at Newegg.

At this point I can access BIOS and have no other problems yet.

Al.