USB Keyboard won't work in BIOS

[Aidoscuz]

I got a Saitek Eclipse keyboard a while back and I love it. There's one thing that's bugging me though - I can't use it to get into my BIOS. It doesn't seem to recognise anything until Windows starts up.

Is there anything I can to let me use it in the BIOS? I've had a quick look at some of my settings but I can't find anything. I have an old PS/2 keyboard I could use if I have to, but it's pretty annoying to have to plug it in anytime I want to change any BIOS settings or restart in safe mode.

Thanks in advance

 

[Werewolf]

you need to boot into the bios with a PS2 keyboard and look for USB keyboard support and set it to Bios rather than OS (it will normally be hidden away in the usb options somewhere).

 

[Borden]

I had a problem where i couldn't use my keyboard in the RAID options for my mobo or during the installation of windows.

I had to enable an option along the lines of 'USB Legacy Keyboard Support' in the BIOS. Try look for options that include the words 'USB Legacy' and see if that makes a difference.

 

[Kaiju]

I have the EXACT same problem. It's not a question of enabling USB support as aforementioned, do you have a USB hub by any chance? I found if you turn your PC off for a few minutes and then turn it back on, FOR some reason it will boot up before the BIOS. It's not full-proof but it seems to work for me. I think it's a problem with the mouse itself, but again i'm not sure. Suffice to say, i have my PC on 24/7 now so it's not been buggin' me as of late.

 

[Aidoscuz]

Thanks for the replies. I've scoured the BIOS for anything related to USB and enabled them all (including Enable USB Legacy Device Support), but I still can't get the keyboard to work. I guess I'll just have to keep my crappy old keyboard for the moment