I have an old computer (specs below), and I have an issue with the PS/2 keyboard port.
I have tried 4 keyboards, all which work with other computers, and none of them worked with the computer. I couldn’t get past the BIOS screen with the errors that require a key press. Could somebody please help me?
Here are the computer specs that I know of:
* Gateway 2000 computer from 1991
(Latest date seen on 386SX Platform
Board)
* MS-DOS 6.22 (An upgrade) with Windows
3.1 (Installed)
* 640K System RAM
* 3456K Extended RAM
The IED3 may be a manufactering notation and only mean something to them.
I bought a packet of fuses to replace one on a compaq board at least 10 years ago. I have no idea where I put the remaining ones. And I don’t remember if they matched it exactly or if I simply bought what I thought would match.
If you desolder that one and take it to an electronics shop they may be able to tell you exactly what its rating is or suggest a close enough replacement. The other option is to take one from a junked motherboard. I would think the rating of any fuse used for the same purpose would be about the same.
http://www.littelfuse.com/products/…
If you remove it and find some other more definite markings (see the datasheet on the previous site), then replace it with the correct value.
If you don’t have soldering experience, then take it to someone who does; an old machine could be rendered useless with careless soldering/ESD techniques.
“Channeling the spirit of jboy…”
message edited by T-R-A
Hi,
I believe these PS/2 ports have a fuse in the system board that may have blown. I used to work for Gateway back in the late 90’s and recall these type of issues when doing technical support. I do believe these fuses are soldered but do not recall any more technical details as I did not have the opportunity to do actual repair work- I relied on my board repair friends to do that :). You may want to talk to a local repair shop that may actually fix this but wonder what they may want to charge…