LED Lights on Keyboard Are Not Lit in MS-DOS Mode

ID: Q185459

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Natural Keyboard Elite, version 1.0

SYMPTOMS

When you connect the Microsoft Natural Keyboard Elite to a Compaq Presario computer running in MS-DOS mode, the LED lights on the keyboard may remain unlit.

NOTE: The LED lights on the keyboard light up when the computer is running Microsoft Windows.

CAUSE

This behavior is caused by a limitation of some Compaq Presario computers.

MORE INFORMATION

No functionality is lost in MS-DOS mode when the LED lights on the keyboard remain unlit.

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Additional query words: 1.00 mnk green LEDs turned lit lighted

Keywords : kb3rdparty kbhw mnk kbimu
Version : WINDOWS:1.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo