No way to change the bios...?

JazzyJake · September 21st, 2007

Hey guys,
so here at Left-Click, we've been able to solve everything, but today, i come to you bearing a question from Satan himself.....

There's a dell we have that came in today, No PS/2 ports, only USB.

There's the typical NTDLR missing error up on the screen.

You need a keyboard to advance past this.

NONE of the USB ports work.

We;ve tries USB add-in cards, usb in, ps/2 out splitters, everything we can think of.

We can't turn USB on in the BIOS because we have no other way of controlling it.

Any ideas?

Telexen · September 21st, 2007

So there's no way to tell the BIOS how to handle (BIOS or OS) USB devices? No option for Legacy USB support?

Elysium · September 21st, 2007

Can you hook up the "front usb port" from a case and connect it to the MB?

JazzyJake · September 21st, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Telexen

So there's no way to tell the BIOS how to handle (BIOS or OS) USB devices? No option for Legacy USB support?

i couldn't tell you, i need a keyboard to navigate past the NTDLR issue...LOL

Telexen · September 21st, 2007

erm...I needed to read a little better.

Are you using USB 2.0 keyboards? Might be a long shot, but maybe you can locate a USB 1.1 keyboard? Or vise versa.

**Capper** · September 21st, 2007

I'd pull the CMOS battery for about 15 minutes.....that might clear things up. sometimes shorting the CMOS pins isn't enough, and it needs awhile to clear out.....short of that, if theres no PS/2 ports available, theres not much you can do.

JazzyJake · September 21st, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Capper

I'd pull the CMOS battery for about 15 minutes.....that might clear things up. sometimes shorting the CMOS pins isn't enough, and it needs awhile to clear out.....short of that, if theres no PS/2 ports available, theres not much you can do.

tried everything short of that capper.
a wise man you are =P
thanks man, we'll give that a go and report back

Quakindude · September 21st, 2007

If Capper's idea doesn't pan out, try this. If it has a 3.5" drive, format a floppy disk on another computer, make it a bootable disk of course, and use that to boot with. That will get you past the NTDLR missing error. Hopefully, the Bios will let you use a USB KB beyond that.

Otherwise, it sounds like all the controllers burned up on the south bridge and you're screwed anyway.

September 21st, 2007	#1
JazzyJake i love bawls Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: teh_Earth Posts: 840	No way to change the bios...? Hey guys, so here at Left-Click, we've been able to solve everything, but today, i come to you bearing a question from Satan himself..... There's a dell we have that came in today, No PS/2 ports, only USB. There's the typical NTDLR missing error up on the screen. You need a keyboard to advance past this. NONE of the USB ports work. We;ve tries USB add-in cards, usb in, ps/2 out splitters, everything we can think of. We can't turn USB on in the BIOS because we have no other way of controlling it. Any ideas?

September 21st, 2007	#2
Telexen Uber Cool High Nerd Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Pocatello, ID Posts: 206	Re: No way to change the bios...? So there's no way to tell the BIOS how to handle (BIOS or OS) USB devices? No option for Legacy USB support? Join us on the unofficial HL IRC Channel! Server - irc.synirc.org Channel - #hardwarelogic "Ubuntu is an African word meaning 'can't install Gentoo.'" - Unknown

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Telexen Uber Cool High Nerd Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Pocatello, ID Posts: 206	Re: No way to change the bios...? erm...I needed to read a little better. Are you using USB 2.0 keyboards? Might be a long shot, but maybe you can locate a USB 1.1 keyboard? Or vise versa. Join us on the unofficial HL IRC Channel! Server - irc.synirc.org Channel - #hardwarelogic "Ubuntu is an African word meaning 'can't install Gentoo.'" - Unknown

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Capper We take both criticism and positive comments very positively Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 6,093 Blog Entries: 6	Re: No way to change the bios...? I'd pull the CMOS battery for about 15 minutes.....that might clear things up. sometimes shorting the CMOS pins isn't enough, and it needs awhile to clear out.....short of that, if theres no PS/2 ports available, theres not much you can do. INTEL QX9650 // Gigabyte EP45 Extreme // 8GB PC2-8500 // BFG GTX260 MaxCore // DD Torture Rack // Seagate 750GB HDD // OCZ Vendetta // PC Power & Cooling 620W PSU

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