As the other posters already mentioned - the PS2 port is bad on the motherboard. If you plug another PS2 keyboard and have no results - the port on the PC is broken.
USB keyboards are OK - you can use your computer but when a PS2 port goes bad - other things could start happening to your PC so pay attention.
you need to clean out your pc this is what you need to download in order to fix this problem. System Mechanic professional 6 : use DriveScrubber® 2 first that will prepare your pc for all the scans that has to be done. DriveScrubber2 is a very good product along with System Mechanic professional 6. After you have preformed the Drivescrub2 then you will have to restart your pc. After that is done you will have to preform all the other scans. Then you will have the fastest pc in the world. After restart the pc will recognize your keyboard.
You need to preform drivescrub2 first this is a must if you dont then all the scans will be meaningless. After you have run drivescrub2 and restart it then you can run all the scans on System Mechanic 6 deluxe edition.
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HP computers no1 they have the verry best recover system of all
click on start /all programs
in the list go to pc help & tool
then click on
hp-pc- recovery tools-cd
noW click on
creat the recovery tools cd
use a cd(r) disk ...to creater the pc tools cd
then click next
and wait for it to creat a
system tool recovery cd
do not stop it at all
when the system tools
cd is created your have
a system recovery tools
cd- this cd will reinstall
all the software that came with the pc and
now coz we have reset the software it will
restall the software that is on the pc and
reinstall windows xp home and set it back up
windows xp home will be reinstalled and set back up
hp-pc-tools cd
this just reinstall's the software that was on the
the hard drive at the time you buy the pc it will also
install windows xp with out asking for the windows xp cd
hp-pc-dvd revovery creater cd
click on start /all programs
in the list go to pc help & tool
then click on
hp-pc- recovery creater cd
use a dvd (r)disk
hp-pc-dvd revovery creater cd
use a dvd(r) disk
to create the revovery creater cd
you will have 2 options
options 1: to just install the windows xp & the software that was on
the hard drive from day 1 without for mating the hard drive
options2: will format the hard drive
and reinstall windows xp with out asking for the windows xp cd
& install the software that was on the pc from day1
hp-cd's & windows & product key cd
your windows product key
can be fond on the side of the pc or on the top
or at the back of the pc
now its best to write that windows product key
and keep it in a safe place
or so put that windows product key in to a notepad
and copy the notepad
to a back up cd put the
product key cd. in a safe place with windows xp & the hp-pc-recovery cds
all in a safe place
now you can make back up copy's of the recovery cd's you have made
with the hp.cd creater cd's you use sonci my dvd to make copy's of them cd's
with hp-pc-recovery cd you can use windows burner or sonic my dvd
to make a back up copy of that cd
then make then as the cds for what they are but make as back copy cd's
then your not get any of them mixed up then put them all in a safe place/with
windows xp cd so no one can damage them
As the other posters already mentioned - the PS2 port is bad on the motherboard. If you plug another PS2 keyboard and have no results - the port on the PC is broken.
USB keyboards are OK - you can use your computer but when a PS2 port goes bad - other things could start happening to your PC so pay attention.
you need to clean out your pc this is what you need to download in order to fix this problem. System Mechanic professional 6 : use DriveScrubber® 2 first that will prepare your pc for all the scans that has to be done. DriveScrubber2 is a very good product along with System Mechanic professional 6. After you have preformed the Drivescrub2 then you will have to restart your pc. After that is done you will have to preform all the other scans. Then you will have the fastest pc in the world. After restart the pc will recognize your keyboard.
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You need to preform drivescrub2 first this is a must if you dont then all the scans will be meaningless. After you have run drivescrub2 and restart it then you can run all the scans on System Mechanic 6 deluxe edition.
bad port or bad keyboard .But a usb one will work
sounds like u have a bad key bord port
oh, did you hear about the hp scandal? that's awesome.
answer to your question: just try it and see.