My Windows XP is argg!!?

Question

My current system is a Windows XP.

Here are my two problems:

1. BIOS System fails to recognize keyboard during boot menu. Cannot use arrow keys to switch to Safe Mode for example. My keyboard is a USB. Using a Windows 7 System, the same keyboard has no problem in boot menu. This is a big issue when in play with the major second issue.


2. It was one day when I turned off the computer. When I turned it back on later, the system is in a never-ending loop in boot menu. It starts with loading hard drive, then "Please select the operating system to start." Obviously, without the keyboard talking to the BIOS, I cannot change the option. Have to wait for countdown. Then, the next thing it does is say something like, "Windows was having an issue. Please select the last configuration when it did work. If you have no idea why it stopped working, or the computer went out during a power outage, then simply Start Windows Normally." Obviously, I would try to enter Safe Mode or select a different operating system, but I cannot even flick to other options when the keyboard is practically null in BIOS.

With these two problems, I practically have no working computer. If anyone knows how to help me, I thank you ahead of time.

Answer 1

Take your BIOS battery out (thing that looks like a nickel) and put it back in- better still, replace it. A lot of BIOS issues in older machines can be traced to that simple problem. In your BIOS make sure USB legacy support is enabled.

Answer 2

You need to get an adapter from USB to the old PS/2 round connector. Those old machines are never good with USB keyboards.

Answer 3

Does plugging into different USB ports change things? Try a different keyboard, or try a PS/2 direct keyboard.