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cantthinkofanickname
January 4th, 2009, 03:25 PM
I have taken the keyboard and screen away because I control the server via a browser over the network. I have just realised why I cannot access it for the 1st time doing this - The startup stops when it finds no keyboard in the P/S2 socket.

Does anyone know a way round this (without plussing in a spare keyboard (maybe a doctored p/s2 plug or something)?
skern03
January 4th, 2009, 03:36 PM
I have taken the keyboard and screen away because I control the server via a browser over the network. I have just realised why I cannot access it for the 1st time doing this - The startup stops when it finds no keyboard in the P/S2 socket.

Does anyone know a way round this (without plussing in a spare keyboard (maybe a doctored p/s2 plug or something)?

This isn't exactly what it seems you wanted, but I use a KVM switch. If your server and other machine aren't close that won't work too well.
TestDummy!
January 4th, 2009, 04:26 PM
Most BIOS' I've seen have an option in the CMOS setup to ignore halting the system if a keyboard isn't found when booting.
thanatoast
January 4th, 2009, 04:32 PM
Check your BIOS settings. Sometimes there is an option to halt on various failures or not.
skern03
January 4th, 2009, 07:26 PM
Check your BIOS settings. Sometimes there is an option to halt on various failures or not.

TestDummy, thanatoast: Good catch - I'd forgotten about that. Thanks for prompting me to look!

OP: Even on my relatively old BIOS (circa y2k), there are several options for Halt that ought to work:

All, but keyboard
All, but keyboard/diskette
No errors (in other words, blow right past)
Krupski
January 4th, 2009, 09:38 PM
I have taken the keyboard and screen away because I control the server via a browser over the network. I have just realised why I cannot access it for the 1st time doing this - The startup stops when it finds no keyboard in the P/S2 socket.

Does anyone know a way round this (without plussing in a spare keyboard (maybe a doctored p/s2 plug or something)?

In the machine's BIOS setup, there should be an option for "Report Keyboard Errors" that you can set to "ON/OFF" or "IGNORE".

Don't know exactly how it will be worded, but it should be obvious when you see it.

-- Roger
Iowan
January 4th, 2009, 10:25 PM
If it helps, I had a '486 with this setting buried under "server settings" although machine is a desktop. I also have a program at work called NOF1 (or something similar) - but it was a .exe program (might still work w/ DOS boot disk). I think it was for a Compaq.
cantthinkofanickname
January 7th, 2009, 08:22 AM
That's great, thanks I will investigate.