[TRLog] re: Keyboard issues

[Ron D. Rossi]

some laptops require a splitter cable to be able to use a keyboard in the 
mouse port...ThinkPads in particular.

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>Frank,
>
>This may not be your problem, but I had a similar issue because the external
>keyboard plugged into a port that ALSO allowed an external mouse appeared to
>be conflicting.  I saw the same random failure with no RF present.
>Everything started working perfectly when I disabled the mouse from that
>port and only allowed the external keyboard.  I can only imagine there was
>an IRQ conflict that occurred when the port thought a keyboard signal and a
>mouse signal happened at the same time.  It might be worth a look.
>
>Bob K5WA
>
>
>>>>>Message: 4
>From: "Frank Davis" <fdavis@nf.sympatico.ca>
>To: <trlog@contesting.com>
>Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2002 22:42:13 -0330
>Subject: [TRLog] Keyboard issues
>
>Many thanks to all those who replied to my post about keyboard lock ups.
>The lockups occur when I am running barefoot ..... there must be enough =
>FRI. at that power level to=20
>cause a problem  I will try some ferrite beads on the keyboard cable and =
>see what happens.
>
>73 Frank VO1HP
>
>
>
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