Re: booting with no keyboard or moue
Oops, I sent message too fast.
On Sat, Feb 16, 2002 at 07:55:18PM -0800, Osamu Aoki wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 16, 2002 at 09:35:09PM -0600, Elizabeth Barham wrote:
> > BIOS. Some BIOS' (notably the older Compaq's) halt on Boot if it can't
> ...
> > I looked for these in the past and I don't recall finding anything (or
> > if I did it was above my budget). Your options are rather limited if
> > your BIOS errors with no keyboard installed:
> >
> > 1) Purchase a $5 keyboard at the store, plug it in, boot, leave
> > the keyboard plugged in and walk off.
> > 2) Bring a keyboard, plug it in, boot, remove the keyboard (but
> > hopefully you have a UPS).
>
I heard on this list that this may cause hardware damage. I had several
accident of unplugging KB and no problem afterward. (I was not on Compaq
but generic MB)
>
> > 3) There are little devices ($50?) that allow you to hook up
> > more than one machine to one monitor, one keyboard, and one mouse -
> > you select which one you want to use with a button on the
> > device. Use it.
>
Just curios, if plugging PS2 mouse will do or not. That is cheaper and
space efficient. :)
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