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Keyboard Needed for First Time Boot up?

post #1 of 8
2/11/11 at 2:58pm
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Just finished my HTPC and will be booting it up for the first time. I notice in the Asus P7H55-M user guide it says there will be warning beeps if no keyboard is detected. I plan on using an RF Rii wireless keyboard. It has a USB RF receiver. Will the system detect that or will I need to buy a cheap wired keyboard for this first time boot up?

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post #2 of 8
2/11/11 at 3:18pm
I had foxconn board a while back that required a KB/mouse to boot, but I was able to change it in the BIOS to ignore the KB/mouse and was good to go.

Hopefully all you will need is a keyboard the first time to disable in the BIOS.

My current Asrock based HTPC doesn't care at all....
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post #3 of 8
2/11/11 at 3:43pm
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Right. Probably not a bad idea to have a cheap one around anyway. I'll have to see where to disable it in the bios.

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post #4 of 8
2/11/11 at 5:24pm
It depends on the keyboard, both of my RF USB keyboards work for boot.
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post #5 of 8
2/11/11 at 5:39pm
You should be OK. I have a USB keyboard and mouse and my system finds them just fine during bootup.

I do find it hilarious that most computer BIOS systems to stop if there is not keyboard and say "keyboard error - press F1 to continue." How in the world am I supposed to hit F1 if my keyboard is not working!
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post #6 of 8
2/11/11 at 6:16pm
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Originally Posted by ptmurphy View Post

You should be OK. I have a USB keyboard and mouse and my system finds them just fine during bootup.

I do find it hilarious that most computer BIOS systems to stop if there is not keyboard and say "keyboard error - press F1 to continue." How in the world am I supposed to hit F1 if my keyboard is not working!

Well, I guess there's only one way to find out. This weekend I'll fire it up and see what happens. If I need a keyboard I pop into Fry's and spend 10 bucks.

As of yet I can't find anything in the Asus users guide about disabling the warning beeps.

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post #7 of 8
2/11/11 at 6:18pm
I had a wireless keyboard once which required the BIOS to be set to legacy USB (auto would not work) in order for it to be detected in the BIOS for boot-up. That's the only time that I can think of which I had an issue and that was a few years ago. I think that most modern motherboards shouldn't have an issue with wireless keyboards.
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post #8 of 8
2/11/11 at 6:21pm
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Originally Posted by Ryan L View Post

I had a wireless keyboard once which required the BIOS to be set at legacy USB (auto would not work) in order for it to be detected in the BIOS for boot-up. That's the only time that I can think of which I had an issue and that was a few years ago. I think that most modern motherboards shouldn't have an issue with wireless keyboards.

Good to know, Thanks much. Maybe I'm good to go.
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