USB Keyboard and mouse only work AFTER boot 1

[DJames2003]

My PC didn't have any usb ports, so I installed a 5 port intek21 usb card in my pc. It's working fine except that I noticed it doesn't work until after windows loads. My previous pc worked automatically. Is there anything I can do to get it to load in DOS before/ while it boots. As of right now I need a second (the original) keyboard to get into bios and all of that. Thanks in advance.

 

[Jontmke]

Your bios has to be new enough to have the setting "enable usb keyboard" or some such. If not the bios will not see it.

Jon

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[DJames2003]

Actually it does have that, in "Integrated Peripherals". Itt just doesn't seem to have worked though. I'm not at the pc right now though, I'll just verify that's on again as soon as I get home, thanks for the fast post.

 

[DJames2003]

I've made sure that it is "Enabled" and then reinstalled my drivers for the card. It is still not working until about 3/4's through the start up logo. Is there anything anyone can think of for correcting this?

 

[Rob2806]

I would expect it is to do with the order in which the computer loads up the peripherals.

If a keyboard is in its usual location, then it is the first peripheral that is found. USB's are found after the operating system has been loaded. This would explain the delay in finding the keyboard.

 

[DJames2003]

Thanks for the information, can you think of anything I can do to fix this? If not I guess I'll just get an adapter I saw online at CompUSA's site. It changes USB to PS2. Hopefully this will solve it, thanks again and for any additional info in advance.