Enabling PS2 Ports (ASUS H97 Plus)

Never heard that you must have a GPT disk to have Fast boot. Fast boot normally doesn't enable I/O during startup. It only enable them after OS boot. For Win 7, fast boot should be disabled or you wont have keyboard to enter BIOS.

Regarding PS2, no special drivers are needed,
Open Device manager. Is there any yellow alerts of missing drivers?

Megahertz07: Thanks for responding.


Per Manual on PS2

PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Support [Auto]
Select any of these settings when PS/2 keyboard and mouse are installed. These settings
only apply when Fast Boot is enabled.
[Auto]
For a faster POST time, PS/2 devices will only be available when the
system boots up or rebooted when the PS/2 devices have not been
reconnected or changed. If you disconnect or change PS/2 devices before
restarting the system, PS/2 devices will not be available and BIOS setup
program will not be accessible via PS/2 devices.
[Full Initialization] For full system control, PS/2 devices will be available during POST at any
circumstances. This process will extend POST time.
[Disabled]
For the fastest POST time, all PS/2 devices will not be available until your
computer enters the operating system

Based on the above, - by my reading - even if Mouse and Keyboard are connected to PS2 they would NOT be
available to manipulate items in the BIOS / UEFI menus. So one would be "SOL"
to manipulate any BIOS / UEFI items unless they had USB Mouse or Keyboard attached.



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No yellow exclamations in device manager.
They don't even show up in Device Manager anywhere I can find.
For example since they are physically tagged by name and color on the MOBO, one would think
they would appear under Keyboard and Mouse. Not there. Also not listed under
Human Interface Devices (HID).


THAT ALSO LEAD to another related question I have.
Initally I thought MS was just providing a different perspective when they listed (in Device Manager)
Keyboard and Mouse separately from HID devices. However when playing with these entries
I find if I Disable a Mouse Entry, that the HID entry associated with that mouse still remains Enabled.
There is a HID Service but non-specifically for Keyboard and Mouse which maybe (???) handled directly by the Kernel so no need for a separate service. PLan to research this after PS2 unless you know answer.

There is a little confusion here.
If fast boot is disabled (recommended) PS2 will be available on all circumstances.

There are 3 scenarios when FAST BOOT = Enabled.
- PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Support [Default =Auto]
1) Auto - If you disconnect or change PS/2 devices before restarting the system, PS/2 devices will not be available and BIOS setup program will not be accessible via PS/2 devices.
This is a way to enter BIOS via PS2. Very confuse.
2) Full Initialization - For full system control, PS/2 devices will be available during POST at any circumstances.
This is the best way to enter BIOS via PS2 when FAST BOOT = Enabled.
3) Disabled - PS/2 devices will not be available until your computer enters the operating system.
This is the worst option. You won't be able to enter BIOS unless you reset BIOS

There is a little confusion here.
If fast boot is disabled (recommended) PS2 will be available on all circumstances.

In my case "Fast Boot" = DISABLED.
However, the PS2 Port does NOT recognize my Keyboard ( Original IBM Model M). Whether that is because of the Keyboard is unknown, but I would think the Original IBM was the basis on which the PS2 was designed - basically same connector only smaller. (however I haven't verified pinouts), hence I'm using a adapter (Model M > PS2). I know the adapter is OK as also using it to go to USB.
(Model M > Adapter > USB Splitter (Key and Mouse))



Since the PS2 is also controlled by a Service (i8042prt), I'm guessing this service allows the PS2 port to be disabled in relationship to the OS. However, this -- IMHO - would not be applicable when manipulating the BIOS/UEFI on the MOBO as the OS hasn't been loaded at this point. The fact this Service is missing in my Services list (though in the Registry) I believe is an independent issue to the PS2 functioning with the BIOS /UEFI.

Ranger4:


Thanks. Good to know. Be nice if the docs said this somewhere.


Have a Gooday.


David

The keyboard port should be purple, and the mouse port should be green. Does that match the ports you are plugging your keyboard and mouse into? Also, the computer needs to be powered off when you either connect or disconnect the keyboard and mouse.

There is not a more PS/2 keyboard than an IBM Model M. However, it is possible that it is missing one or more pins in the plug. If this is the case, then that could be the reason why the keyboard is not working. There have been times over the years that I have been directed to remove a pin from the Model M keyboard, and that this wouldn't make any difference when the keyboard was plugged into an IBM computer. But could it cause problems for a non-IBM computer? I've always wondered about that.