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Devices => PC's and Other Hardware => Topic started by: benn600 on September 10, 2008, 09:13:55 am
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With some of my home theater PC's, I am required to have a keyboard hooked up. Thankfully the new ones I am building now in nice HTPC enclosures do not require one, but a few of the older ones do. So does anyone know of a tiny PS/2 or USB dongle that will simply mimic a non-usable keyboard? It would be worth not having to pile a gigantic, disgusting keyboard with each machine.
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With some of my home theater PC's, I am required to have a keyboard hooked up. Thankfully the new ones I am building now in nice HTPC enclosures do not require one, but a few of the older ones do. So does anyone know of a tiny PS/2 or USB dongle that will simply mimic a non-usable keyboard? It would be worth not having to pile a gigantic, disgusting keyboard with each machine.
Isn't there normally a bios setting to fix this?
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That's what I'm thinking. It's called 'halt on keyboard error' in mine.
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Unfortunately, one of the two computers I'm having this problem with has minimal bios settings. The other is one I built myself with a much more full bios. I should definitely check for the option.
But still, it could be as simple as a wireless keyboard & mouse, just throwing away the keyboard and mouse! Just a tiny wireless keyboard dongle! I know, I'll call up Microsoft and say I have their keyboard, the one with the TINY wireless dongle. I lost it! Free replacement?
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$25 will get you the dongle and keyboard. Throw the keyboard in a desk drawer or closet.
Just a bluetooth dongle would be less $, but not sure the keyboard would accept that unless an actual keyboard was detected and driver installed the first time. Probably should get the set.
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Exactly. Unfortunately, I already have too much old junk but I could probably manage some solution.