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Excerpt from "HOW TO INSTALL A KEYBOARD"
For a USB keyboard to work properly when using real-mode applications or DOS, you'll have to enable USB keyboard support in the system BIOS (Basic Input/Output System).
Once the keyboard is connected to your system, there is usually no other configuration necessary. However, with some motherboards and USB keyboards, you may have to enter the system's BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) and enable USB keyboard or USB legacy device support. This is necessary in order for the keyboard to work properly in real-mode situations, such as when booting to DOS or running a drive cloning tool, such as Norton Ghost (www.symantec.com), that loads before Windows boots.
To enable USB keyboard support, power up your system and press DELETE (or F1 or F2, depending on your BIOS type) to enter the BIOS. A menu with an assortment of options will greet you. You may have to explore a bit to find the specific option to enable USB Keyboard support, but generally you can find it in the Integrated Peripherals section or in a subsection of Integrated Peripherals that's labeled OnChip PCI Device or PCI Devices. Once you find the correct option, change the setting from Disabled to Enabled and then exit the system BIOS, making sure to save the changes. When the system restarts, you're done.
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