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Originally posted by irseg
It's been my experience on a wide array of computers that USB works at random whenever it feels like it and cause all kinds of BS problems, whereas the old ports just friggin' work. The weirdest problem is an HP machine at the office that will not POST if a USB keyboard is plugged into it. Usually. Every now and then it will, but after that it's a total crap-shoot as to whether or not the keyboard will respond.
Therefore I use the adapters to plug my USB peripherals into the old-fashioned but CONSISTENTLY FUNCTIONAL ports. No noticeable difference, aside from not having to worry about whether or not my keyboard and mouse will work.
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Well, it's not supposed to boot unless it detects a keyboard. That's not the fault of a USB port, it's how BIOS used to be built!
Computers used to to a check to ensure at least a keyboard was hooked up to a ps/2 port. If not, you get some beeps.
Realizing that today many people have USB mice and keyboards, the BIOS writers have had to make changes skipping this check, thus allowing the computer to boot "without" a keyboard.
My mobo is two years old, it has the capability to boot with nothing in the ps/2 ports. That's good, 'cuase there's nothing in there!
Suffice it to say: if the box don't boot with a USB keyboard, it's likely not SUPPOSED to, so don't blame USB for it.