Keyboard Is Locked On Bootup Error/
Jun 18, 2005
An odd thing has started to happen recently with my PC.On booting up, just before Windows (XP Pro) starts to load up, I get theerror message:
"KEYBOARD IS LOCKED OUT - UNLOCK THE KEY"
The compter then waits for me to press the F1 key to continue loading
Windows, and once Windows is loaded everything is fine. I know the keyboard
itself isn't faulty as I have tried two other keyboards and the same error
appears. I have tried switching from USB to PS2 and again the same error
appears.I have tried updating the BIOS on my motherboard (ASUS P4S533 Bios Ver 1011)
and that has not fixed the problem.
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