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Keyboard intermittently working, constant flashing lights.

I have a pc that I have to rebuild, it was working fine on users desk.
I have moved it to our workshop to rebuild/image and when booting up using dos/network boot disk the 3 keyboard light flash constanly with 1sec intervals.
It looks to start flashing as soon as it prompts me to enter a machine name (boot disk gives the machine a compuer name, gets ip from dhcp, prompts for u/p, maps a few drives and runs powerquest image software.)

If I boot into the original install of win2k the keyboard may work or it may start flashing. When k/board is flashing the pc is still working away but no input is possible (k/board or mouse)

I have tried several k/boards and all are the same. The only thing I have done is remove the cmos battery to reset. There was a bios password which not one of our standard passwords
Motherboard is an intel 440lx, duel p3 with built in SCSI.

Anyone have a clue what is wrong?

Pody

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nobus

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p0dy

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I'll go see if I can find a USB kbd. I have not yet used the imaging software, i dont get a chance as the kbd will not work. It worked sometimes in the previous installed copy of W2k.

Ill let you know my findings.

p0dy

compfixer101

several kbds have been tried eh hmmmm very odd it might be the port is bad did you hook up a system speaker at all and listen for beeps

compfixer101

also if it beeps multiple time i would suggest getting a couple of other people to help you count and each of you count indaviddally and don't look at each other that throws you off count because you tend to go wtih the person next to you's count

compfixer101

dual processor ehh it might be one of them that is malfunctionion try removing one of the processors and try it if it is the same problem swap the processors and try

Pody he he he he he funny name and no offense to you it sort of just is

p0dy

ASKER

Speaker is attached, i have tested it and it is working, but no beeps on bootup. I have used some diag software that has tested every component and all have reported back working.

When the keyboard stops functioning and the lights flash the mouse also fails to respond.
I have not found a usb keyboard to test wth yet. Im sure one of the offices has a wireless setup, that must be usb.

Pody, good name eh, comes from my surname Podmore (don't laugh)

nobus

i even don't know what podmore means...

compfixer101

podmore eh what's to laugh about?????????????????

compfixer101

well i would like a status update on the problem

p0dy

ASKER

Sorry, been busy on other stuff, I have not managed to get a usb keyboard but have tested with a usb mouse, when the keyboard lights flash and locks up the keyboard and ps/2 mouse the usb one still works so Im assuming for some reason the ps/2 ports fall over after a randon period.

Strange one.

Pody

nobus

you can play with the bios settings, sometimes they help with weird things : disable / enable usb ports, using default settings, etc...

compfixer101

probably bad ports so could be a chip failed or overheaing clean out all dust on the board use compressed air

p0dy

ASKER

USB works after ps2 falls over so closing question.

Cheers