i recieved this little computer at a garage sale for about 50 cents. it was designed for windows ME so i cant install anything else (like xp) on it or it wont boot up.

anyway it has no keyboard or mouse connections, everything is usb.

but heres my problem:

how can i install drivers for a mouse/keyboard if i cant move the cursor or type anything in?

what make is the PC is it, does it use a serial port for the mouse and AT connection for the keyboard not PS2

^ ill have to get back to you on that. i left it at my dad's place so ill ask him when i get a hold of a cell phone. (free long distance)

you could take the HD out, put it in another computer (as master) and use the ps/2 keyboard + mouse to install the usb keyboard/mouse drivers.. then check that the usb ones work before you put the HD back

Just a sugestion
Mike

Originally Posted by brain_damage

what make is the PC is it, does it use a serial port for the mouse and AT connection for the keyboard not PS2

Sorry for taking so long. i got kinda busy and forgot about this thing.

its a gateway. model: FLEXATXSTC BRO ESSENTIAL 866

and no it doesnt have any serial or at connections. 5 usb ports and eighth inch plugins for microphone and stuff.

i ran across someone with a similar problem and someone said to reset the bios, so i went looking at my motherboard and moved something one pin over.

now it says that it cant find a keyboard (i dont have a usb keyboard at the moment)
and then it takes me system setup where it says it found my mouse.

so then i put the pin thing back where it was and it says it cant find my hard drive, my mouse, my floppy drive, or my cd-rom drive.

im buying a usb keyboard to see if i can move around in system setup.

and to madmike:

would that work? i thought the drivers needed to recognize my own motherboard or something...

would that work? i thought the drivers needed to recognize my own motherboard or something...

no, that is to do with the your OS and motherboard..... it should work (as long as it is the master drive)