Am Mittwoch, 25. Januar 2006 14:28 schrieb Clayton:
Both messages are repeated if I brutally disconnect the PS2 connector and I plug it back.
Ouch! That's a good way to blow up your motherboard. PS/2 connectors are not hotplugable - it's NOT part of the PS/2 specification. Depending on the PS/2 controller... hotplugging a PS/2 keyboard or mouse can and will short out your motherboard... permanently.
Do not connect/disconnect your PS2 devices (mouse/keyboard) when the computer power is on... or you WILL be diagnosing an entirely new problem... a dead motherboard.
C.
I'll second that, the old Apricot's of the early 90's were especially susceptible to this. My boss at the time had one delivered and he forgot to plug in the mouse before he turned it on for the first time, he plugged it in as DOS was booting and the machine went dead... Apart from DOA's that was the quickest time to a support call I've seen :-P Some modern machines are more resilient, but not all... -- David Wright Wright Information Systems Europa Telefon: +49 819 399 7762 Fax : +49 819 399 7763