Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 11 Dec 1998 20:27:52 +0100 | From | Caffeina et Nutella <> | Subject | Unplugging/Re-connecting PS/2 mouse disables PS/2 keyboard. |
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>I've got an ABIT BH6 and if I unplug the mouse (PS/2) and reconnect >it the keyboard (PS/2) will no longer work. The only solution is >a reboot.
I can only say that (un)plugging a PS/2 mouse with power on is traditionally perceived as a Bad Thing (both for the mouse and for the MB). AFAIK the PS/2 port is not protected against transients and other electrical stuff (like RS232)....
-- Lorenzo 'Caffeine' Marcantonio <lomarcan@tin.it>
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