fireberd


The problem is the device is not being recognized.  You will at least need to try a USB keyboard to see.  You can get a cheap $5 one at places such as Big Lots.  It may not be a great keyboard but enough to test. 

I've seen PS/2 keyboard ports go bad (the Keyboard I/O chip) and this could be what has happened. 

Once you reset the BIOS there is some manual interaction required.  I don't see flashing the BIOS as getting you anything, if you can even do it. 

The ironic thing is that the PS/2 keyboard worked without issues before I reset CMOS. My actual problem was that the PS/2 mouse nor my USB mouse was working (which was my original troubleshoot) and on top of that I then couldn't get into BIOS to see the status. Now, the keyboard too......ughhh. 


This is an old board (2007) and it has served me very well and I do want to build a 64bit system next, but I'll have to keep this one going until I can afford the other one. 



Next stop....cheap $5 USB keyboard (Alegria, I appreciate you getting the link, but this will be quicker than waiting for it to be shipped). 

Thank you very much for all your help, you guys are great and this is one of the reasons I enjoy being part of this community.

I wouldn't try a PS/2 to USB adapter.  I've seen some PS/2 keyboards that will not work with those adapters. 

Some Bios have a fast boot option that skips recognition of peripherals. If that has been set, you are locked out of the bios by the fact that the keyboard is not recognized. On some models the fix is to power off the machine, then press and hold the power button for a long time or until you get a beep code. If your screen says do you want fast boot on next boot you say NO. Why anyone would want to save a few seconds on boot with this thing beats me. Might be worth a try. If this works find and disable fast boot in your bios.

slartabartfast


Some Bios have a fast boot option that skips recognition of peripherals. If that has been set, you are locked out of the bios by the fact that the keyboard is not recognized. On some models the fix is to power off the machine, then press and hold the power button for a long time or until you get a beep code. If your screen says do you want fast boot on next boot you say NO. Why anyone would want to save a few seconds on boot with this thing beats me. Might be worth a try. If this works find and disable fast boot in your bios.

I'll definitely give this a try once I get home. I briefly remember reading on some users that posted similar info, but didn't try it. I'm at a point where I'm hoping anything will work rather than buying a new MB.
Thanks for the tip!!
 

I was finally able to get into BIOS with a USB keyboard and now my mouse also works!!!
 
I actually used a Crayola USB keyboard (a childrens designed keyboard without any functions keys) to get it working.......hey, it worked!!! I'm installing Vista at the moment and then the long process of all the other software.  
A special thanks to JB, Beagle, slartabartfast, fireberd, and all the others that helped me out in sorting out the mess ZUNE had caused.

Great.  Thanks for the feedback that the USB keyboard solved the problems.

Jack

Since I've reinstalled Vista 32bit (yes I know it's old, but I'm working with what I have :)), I noticed my RAM  is showing as 2.5GB (I have a total of 4GB installed). It used to show about 3.xx before this fiasco took place and I do realize Vista hogs a lot of resources.

I do use a lot of softsynths and do try to tweak the sys a little to squeeze as much out of it as I can.......would it be beneficial to use a program like 
Ultimate Windows Tweaker v1.2?

http://www.winvistaclub.com/ultimate_windows_tweaker.html

Or are there better options than this?

Mesh


Since I've reinstalled Vista 32bit (yes I know it's old, but I'm working with what I have :)), I noticed my RAM  is showing as 2.5GB (I have a total of 4GB installed). It used to show about 3.xx before this fiasco took place and I do realize Vista hogs a lot of resources.

I do use a lot of softsynths and do try to tweak the sys a little to squeeze as much out of it as I can.......would it be beneficial to use a program like 
Ultimate Windows Tweaker v1.2?

http://www.winvistaclub.com/ultimate_windows_tweaker.html

Or are there better options than this?

Get all of the Vista updates and re-check when that is complete. This was an issue with earlier release of vista. I forget which service pack addressed this. It should then report that you have 4GB but it will only use 3GB because you are using 32Bit OS. This is one reason to go to 64Bit. I use 64Bit OS but install both 32 and 64 bit versions of Sonar X1 so I can use my older plug-ins. 
If this does not work try moving the memory around to different slots. You could have one bad stick or slot  that is causing this also.
Good Luck

Thanks for the reply Meno.

I'm pretty sure it's not a bad memory stick as (when booting up) prior to getting into Windows, I see it scanning the RAM and it confirmed 4GB's.

I'll double check on the service packs installed and see if anymore are updates are needed, but I believe this has been done. I'm trying to get Vista to see my USB (Microsoft) Wireless Optical Mouse 2.0 and just installed the drivers for that last night.....but, I haven't had a chance to check it out. The PS/2 mouse & keyboard as well as the USB keyboard work fine. 

I haven't ventured onto setting up 64bit system (yet) and that's my next goal in building a machine just for that ......I'd like to get this up and running for now.    

Mesh...

I know you are trying to get the USB working but I'm kinda stuck on your RAM issue. Let us know if you solved the problem last night ...I had these problems when I had Vista Ultimate also and its all starting to come back. I had that exact same mouse...think I still do. I switched to G9 Laser which is wired because I was getting so much mouse lag with the wireless and when I would try to adjust level slider's in Sonar it was just terrible. So I went back to wired and love this Logitech mouse.

Just a thought...do you have on-board video adapter on this motherboard? If so do you use this or do you use a separate added PCI video card. ? In either case it if it is enabled in the BIOS this would also cause you to see less memory because the on-board video would be accessing your added RAM and using some of it. 

When you reset the CMOS this would have reverted BIOS back to factory defaults and they usually enable on-board video if it is there.

Just a thought!