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randr

(12,638 posts) Sat Aug 31, 2013, 09:18 AM Aug 2013

Inadvertantly plugged keyboard into mouse port [View all]

Doing maintenance I fucked up and my keyboard no longer worked. Is this fixable? What broke, the keyboard or the port?
Fortunately I had a wireless keyboard on hand that I installed else I would not be writing this question.

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Inadvertantly plugged keyboard into mouse port [View all] randr Aug 2013 OP

Have you powered down the computer and restarted it with things plugged in properly ? n/t PoliticAverse Aug 2013 #1

HP Pavillion has color coded ports for mouse and keyboard randr Aug 2013 #4

If they are both USB (mouse and keyboard) you should be able to plug them into any USB port. PoliticAverse Aug 2013 #5

Rectangular usb port or round port? nt MannyGoldstein Aug 2013 #2

might want to reboot, go into the BIOS and reset it to defaults ? steve2470 Aug 2013 #3

Go into device manager Mnpaul Aug 2013 #6

It they are round ports and the computer was on, you more than likely zorched the port. RC Aug 2013 #7

This is what I suspect randr Aug 2013 #8

Another known good keyboard, with the same type connecter, is the best bet. RC Aug 2013 #9

Probably so. PS/2 ports were not designed for hot plugging. hobbit709 Sep 2013 #11

there is usually a pico-fuse on motherboard ChromeFoundry Aug 2013 #10

and you have to know where it is. hobbit709 Sep 2013 #12

And if it is a surface mount component... ChromeFoundry Sep 2013 #14

Narrowed it down to keyboard randr Sep 2013 #13