keyboard failure on boot fix 

AFTER ALL THOSE YEARS IT STILL WORKS!? MAN YOUR A LEGEND

Haha the guy who programmed that must have been drunk... "Keyboard failure, press F1" Lol

YOURE LITERALLY THE BEST IVE BEEN TRYING TO MAKE MY KEYBOARD WORK FOR MONTHS AHHHHHHH THANK YOU IM SUBSCRIBING

I've been using my old PC(with Vista) to just play CDs and DVDs. Today it would not boot up, just got a screen that said "detecting array". I was sure the computer finally bit the dust.I started googling the problem with my main PC and got no answers. Then I finally found your video, and did the F1 trick, and it worked. Thank you so much. You know your stuff.

Man, you saved me a trip to work after hours, due to a pc that was getting a keyboard error!!!!!!!!!!! 10 minute phone call versus 2 + hours(travel time + troubleshooting), not to mention the lost sleep! Thanks again.

man almost 300k views on a video that i didnt even know if it would work at all for other people

man you just saved my ass 8 years later lol. thanks

yeah, open up ur computer, and look on the mother board for something that looks like a watch battery. this is called the bios battery, remove the battery by pushing on the clamp with a screwdriver and pull it out, put it back in and ur system settings like passwords will be reset

great to hear this video is still helping people

i cant believe this method from a 2008 windows vista computer is still working for people. WTF lol

11 years later and he helped me lol

After 12 years You just saved a life man I almost lost my project work you really are a legend for ever grateful

ur mouse is locked too? and if ur keyboard doesnt kick in after it gets to login, uv got a major hardware problem. could be faulty wire connecting that goes from usb port to the motherboard, or u need a new motherboard

I know this is an old video but it just worked for me on my Windows 8 Dell. I didn't even need to get to the "hold the Enter key down." Just unplugged everything like you said, and started hitting the F1 when rebooting...and that did it! Thanks.

just an update guys, i have a new computer that started getting a similar problem, it just wouldnt let me select safe mode, or normal mode (when i hit enter to chose nothing happend) and i tried this and it still seems to work so if your problem is similar but no exactly the same it still should work, its all about the pressing the key before it shows a screen saying to presss it

Thank you soooooooo much for this! My kid had his Eagle Badge info saved to the computer and both the keyboard and mouse went out! Inexand a half hours on the phone with Microsoft and they said it was our HP Pavilion bio sets and not a Window update. That sure is funny b/c it happened right after the update!(???) Thanks again for taking the time to share this info!❤🤗

The ps5 next to him tho😂

I did a hybrid version of your instructions, quickly pressing the F1 key and then when I saw the dash I pressed enter. I didn't have to unplug everything else. But you certainty helped.

the loading bar didnt stop at the middle when i press f1 it continued the same problem again and again

THANK YOU! Been trying to find a solution for this and it was frustrating the heck out of me. I tried your solution and it actually worked for me! So thank you again!

Thank you for making this video you want believe it worked for I was facing the same problem and a friend is about to do just that to take money from me but for now , am saving my money thank you soo much. ❤

my keyboard won't even turn on

I had "didn't shut down correctly" in Windows 7. I couldn't restart without the use of the keyboard. This worked for me! I did have to hold the enter key through the entire start up.It then started normally. I thought I was screwed. Thanks

Thank you very much for this instruction, its really working, my old PC was stock by this problem, now its fixed. I'm glad you for helping me by this informative tutorial.

Thank you my friend.. I just came home and found my laptop had the same problem with yours. Tired after googling then change to seek to youtube then i found this great video... !!! Once more, thanx a lot pal

soon to be my third video to hit the big 100k!

So I just installed a hdd it has w10 installed and this was a huge help I installed it right after I figured this was a problem I thought it might help but now it works thank you so much!!

Same problem here, but on HP PC. Help needed!

I watch many videos on RU-vid I still fix the error by your method thanks brother

SOLVED!! tried everything until my dusty old optical drive did it.. FINALLY!!

This just helped me as well dude. Thanks for being a resource on youtube that is worthwhile. +1 like

Sorry for the totally noob question, but when you say remove everything other than the power supply & keyboard, what and all should remain connected??? Should i unplug any terminals from my motherboard?? :-\

I broke my mom's computer and this fixed it omg .your a life saver

Idk how this is still working but you're a God

Great job Spunkflunk. I helped my son using your method and it worked.

why would a computer fail to boot over the keyboard not working? is it important to bios or something?

I know why your comp broke. Two words. "Windows Vista".

Hey manthanks for the video. I've had some issues with my computer and then I had a CMOS CLEAR/BIOS RESET. Now the computer is stuck at Motherboard boot screen: - keyboard detected (but my hyperX keyboard had never worked while booting process idk why) - it asks me to enter bios setup but my keyboard just doesn't work. Should I try the things you did in that video or should I just try with an old PS2 cable keyboard? Thank you very much to who would like to answer.

This worked well bro. Thank u so much. It helped me a lo. Wish u luck.

😲😲😲😲😲 dis worked thank you soooooooo much for this

I mean I guess it did work weirdly enough, but is it even worth doing this every time you turn on the computer? What was causing the problem btw do you know if it was faulty keyboard or USB port, perhaps the bios settings, or was it the OS? I bet it was windows being a douche, man I have no idea why windows is still so popular when the free alternatives are actually better as well.

Did you ever find out why it failed?? i want to re install my software but it re boots the computer to much to keep up with removing other cables and stuff. Is there a way to go around it?? Thanks.

Thanks having the same problem after so many hard drives ending there life's after video capturing I will try this

of all the solutions here on youtube. i forgot the "did you pull it out and plug it again" fix. and now it happened again- the trick worked and i look like a dumbass

WTF my keyboard and mouse is working on boot menu but not working on windows plzzzzzzzzzzzzzz guys help me any one

@DOWstorm i would rather have no computer than have a mac

thank you for ur valuable information,i thought of my pc os is corrupted but actually didn't get corrupted.after seeing ur video, i followed the same and my pc is working fine now.

I had purchased a refurbished Lenovo computer which came with an HP keyboard. I hooked everything up, and got the 3 beep problem. I did some YT video searches concerning others who had the same problem with a refurbished Lenovo computer that came with an HP keyboard. I found another guy who had the same problem. In his case, he switched to a USB keyboard, and then it worked fine. My guess was that the BIOS was not updating to recognizing the HP keyboard and thus registered an error. So To increase the chances of it doing so, I removed one 4GB mem card. It was now up and going. I then reinstalled the second 4GB mem card, and it too was working fine. So my guess is that when the refurbished units were tested, they were tested using a USB keyboard, thus not using the HP keyboard.

He's right but you can just hit the f12 key during the booting and session and that will take you directly to your desktop automatically

Your the man! I have been trying to fix my desktop for the longest. I couldn't understand why the keyboard would not work. Your video helped me fix my problem. Great job trouble shooting.

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I don't recommend pulling things out of your computer unless it's memory... You shouldn't have to do that in this case. Turn off your computer and unplug everything from it. Press and hold the power button for a few seconds. Plug only the keyboard, mouse, and monitor back into the pc. Startup. The keyboard should work on the inital startup period... Immediately press the function key that prompts the bios repeatedly. Once in the bios, make sure the usb controller is "enabled."

I have an Acer Aspire One laptop. I see you have a desktop. Will this work on a laptop. I tried it and nothing happened. Any recommendations? Thanks.

Thanks dude, you save my laptop, ahh, iam ao glad

it has worked bro greetings from Africa, Uganda

Thanks! Held down F1 key and it worked. Great tutorial!

mine is still not working please helpe i hava been holding the f1 button for half an hour now still not work

It does help me bro thank u so much. My pc detect my keyboard after i remove all other usb and i dont need to di the F1 thing

But if the BIOS aren't detecting the keyboard? Pretty hard, isn't it?

Wow!.. I did fix it..😆 hahhaha. Thanks to you brother. By the way this comment credit to the other way to trouble shoot. Unplug everything attached to the computer then hold the power button 15 to 30 secs... damn...2018 still working ..hahahahhahha... 😂😂😂

Wow I can't tell you how much I love you for this my man I unplugged everything, I don't have dell so I was stuck with not being able to arrow up and hit enter, I spammed the up key and enter key after I booted in like u said, wow Ty Ty Ty I was boiling with rage

Its works i. My comp.tha k u so much ur video helps a lot..

See, I'm having a different problem. I'm working on someone's WinXP computer, which came with a corrupted registry. So, I fixed it by booting a ubuntu live disk and replacing the broken files with the files from System32 epair, and after getting it to boot...the mouse and keyboard aren't responding. So, I can't do anything. I just end up pressing the power button to trigger the shutdown sequence. Everything I find on google says to "do this and that" in safe mode...but I can't move the mouse or use the keyboard, regular or safe mode. So it's a chicken-and-egg dilemma; a Catch-22. However, the mouse and keyboard work within the BIOS, within the diagnostic tool, and within the aforementioned liveUSB of Ubuntu. So the problem lies in the system. I don't know what to do here. Machine is 64-bit. Doesn't have PS/2 ports. Do not have installation disc. I _do_ have a Dell "Drivers and Utilities" disc, though.

Just off your pc, remove and back again cmos battery and thats all.

U R AWESOME!!! This worked like a charm... THANKS...

no sorry, it doesnt, after you laod up your desktop u can try reinstalling windows or using system recovery to recover your computer to factory settings

Dear this work but everytime on starting computer this problem arises... Any permanent solution for that???

of course everyone will have slightly different situation. but I would like to say Thank you for giving me an idea in the right direction.

I have a weird problem, when I start my computer it gives me a big message in red saying "Warning !!! The previous performance of overclocking has failed, and the system is restored to the default settings" "Press any button but "DEL" to enter setup" This wouldnt be a problem if my keyboard would work during boot...help?

Bro you are the best I’m subbing

would you know how to fix my toshiba problem? Everytime i turn it on, it goes to the black screen that says start repair launch or start windows normally, i click start windows normally and it says starting windows, then goes to a blue screen that says an error has occurred then goes back to the black screen that says start windows normally or start repair launch, i click start repair launch and end up waiting an hour for it to say no problems detected, and does the same thing again. help?

Thanks a lot. This worked great for me after CMOS checksum error. I changed the battery but still stuck. I was able to do what you said and it booted. Then changed date and time and all is well.

Thanks dude, you are a legend. You made my day.

Do you have solved this stupid random Windows failure??? Is there a possibility by reseting cmos battery or something?

Couldn't you just wipe the disk clean and start over and if you need data off of your machine, pop in a linux distro to get it off first?

By watching your video i solve my pc 's same problem. Thank you for making video

What can be the possible solution to a keyboard that the memory formatted, that's there's no voice on it again,no sound

@khandagee after u boot your computer by following what i do in the video just reinstall windows

Windows Vista 32bit. No keyboard. Startup repair runs then prompts 'fix?'. oh yes please...but no keyboard. Thanks a bunch! Trying the suggested F1 key tapping didn't work but taking out the power lead and plugging in again DID clear the keyboard error so I run the startup repair facility. Thanks guys.

Thank you so much, you still help people like me.

Nice Rey Mysterious poster in the back! : )

When the start normal mode pops the settings is on the start launch up repair,do i have to hold down the down arrow to get it in on start normally?

This is really a BIG help. Thanks bro! God bless..

I stocked with black screen message keyboard failure press f1 to continue f2 to enter setup the whole night and it doesn't go through Is there anything you guys can help? I tried many times with your instruction but in vain please give other options thanks

its not working when i want to start an cd.

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My keyboard is facing same problem.it's new and USB ports are also fine but I don't understand what should I do?

As soon as you turn on the computer you should be able to tap the F8 key until you come to same menu which is for safe mode :)

Thank u so much for such a useful info... It really works...

PLEASE HELP ME when i start my computer it says "the oast attempt to resume the system from its previous location failed. attempt to resume again? (use the arrow keys to highlight your choice" 1 continue with system resume 2 delete restoration data and proceed to system boot menu" but i cant do anything because i cant use my keyboard ?? what shall i do?

Thanks this actually worked. 10years later 🤣

and the last thing is that right after the bios post message it gives a blue shadow of it. can i do anything to fix this?

Have you tried up-up-down-down-left-right-left-right-A-B-B-A-Select-Start? That always works for me.

I have the same problem with my acer laptop. The keyboard is fine when it is opened in the desktop but does not work in the boot menu. I just want to change my windows from a bootable usb but can proceed because of keyboard. Can you help me?

thanks that work done mine it has worked May the Almighty be with you

The keyboard is probably the problem. Grabbing a different keyboard worked for me.

does it also work for laptop keyboards???

Thanks! The hack also worked in my laptop Dell Inspiron

Thanks bro It worked, I almost paid a lot of monet

First press 'F1' key , and then hold down 'ENTER' key ?