October 16, 200817 yr 9600GT, E4300 Core2duo @2.7ghz, 2GB Ram, Windows XP, Nvidia 650i Ultra Motherboard. I doubt you'll need a lot of that (save for the motherboard/OS) but it'll save someone saying "specs?" Anyways, onto the point. My USB keyboard (A Micro Inventions KB565BL) will only work on my front USB port, but not any of my back ones. My front port is actually connected through a flash memory (SM/XD/SD/ect) device, so it isn't directly on the motherboard at all. The USB ports in the back are not broken. I use a USB mouse as well (Logitech MX518) without any problems in any of the 4 USB ports, and likewise I can use other USB devices (Xbox 360 wireless controller adapter) just fine. I don't think it is a driver issue, although I could be wrong. Problem is I've tried downloading the latest driver on their website, and upon installing it has an error and doesn't do anything. It isn't any kind of malware or spyware effecting the machine either. Also when I used my roomates keyboard (A generic dell USB ) it worked just fine in the back USB ports. Now this isn't an urgent matter by any means, but it'd be nice to reserve my front USB port for things such as flash drives so I don't have to reach around to the back every time. Plus, the wire gets annoying. So, any ideas? Or should I just ditch it and go get another keyboard. :)
October 16, 200817 yr that keyboard is ridiculously similar to mine, i have a MI: KB1045LSR. mines wireless, i assume yours is not cause you said the wire was annoying. i am pretty sure that i had the same problem with this keyboard, so mine is currently plugged in the front. i'd test it to try and get a positive or negative, but i've only got 2 usb in the back, one is speaker power the other is external hard drive. just to reiterate though, i believe i tried it in back at first, did it didn't work, but i can't remember for sure. NEED MORE SPECS TO BE POSITIVE. [hide=WOO TEXT! updated Jan 19, 2009 (last quote)] And Evil you mad bastard. You are definately bringing TET back up to it's glory. No doubt about it. Keep it going champ.24,485th to 99 defence on 7-23-08I always forget you're 20 too. I always think you're 25 or something. o.oYa think that I'm insane, Its not sane... its not saneobligitory devart link: http://evil-mumm-ra.deviantart.com/Pogonophobia is the fear of beards.She isn't naked so it's legal.I'm a porn star.[/hide]
October 16, 200817 yr Author Interesting. I know I've had problems with the keyboard crapping out on me before, but I usually was able to fix after a restart or something. No restart has worked yet.
October 16, 200817 yr Author Could it maybe be the USB ports have gone out in the back? The USB ports in the back are not broken. I use a USB mouse as well (Logitech MX518) without any problems in any of the 4 USB ports, and likewise I can use other USB devices (Xbox 360 wireless controller adapter) just fine.
October 16, 200817 yr Had this problem with my old keyboard. It died though and it got replaced with a wireless one. There's a tiny possibility that it could be the cable, but on balance I'd go with the get a new keyboard option. :\ Steam | Soup | Last.fm
October 16, 200817 yr Author Yeah next time I'm over at walmart I'll probably spend $20 on a new one.
October 17, 200817 yr Nadril, I've read all the above posts... However, I'm curious... Have you tried attaching a USB hub to the ports on the back of your computer, and then attaching the keyboard through that? Call me crazy, but I think the PC is recognizing the keyboard way differently based on where it is connected. :-k ~D. V. "Always a crazy possibility..." Devnull and normally with a cool mind.(Warning: This user can be VERY confusing to some people... And talks in 3rd person for the timebeing due to how insane they are... Sometimes even to themself.)
October 17, 200817 yr I remember someone having an issue with a wireless mouse like this. They just installed the software that it came with and problem solved.
October 17, 200817 yr Also, some motherboards have an option in BIOS to enable USB keyboard support. This would generally only effect the onboard USB so this could possibly one thing to look for. Unlikely though as generally Windows would pick up the keyboard after boot. Can you use other devices on the USB ports such as Pen Drives etc? One more thing: Open device manager, then plug the keyboard into the USB at the back, see if it detects anything and if it errors. If it does error, remove the device from device manager, unplug the keyboard and try again. [Assist-X]
October 17, 200817 yr Author Got it working now. After going into the Device manager I noticed that the driver was corrupt, so I uninstalled it and restarted. Simpler fix than I thought. Thanks for all the help. :)
October 18, 200817 yr I have just one last question... Any idea what might have caused the driver to become corrupted? :-s ~D. V. "Just curious..." Devnull and normally with a cool mind.(Warning: This user can be VERY confusing to some people... And talks in 3rd person for the timebeing due to how insane they are... Sometimes even to themself.)
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