[SWLUG] dead keyboard controller - ideas?

[Bryn Reeves]

On 15:25 Tue 11 Nov     , philicorda wrote:
> I've had something like this happen on a couple of old computers.  In 
> both cases the controller was fine, but the PS2 socket had gone dodgy. A 
> touch of servisol and wiggling the plug brought them back to life 
> momenterely, at least for long enough work out what was going on. You 
> get tiny cracks on the solder joints where the socket pins connect to 
> the mobo, and they can be resoldered, but it's not easy to do without 
> trashing it.
> I don't know if thats what's wrong in your case (it sounds like it's 
> totally dead rather than intermittent), but it's worth a try.
> 
> 

Thanks for the reply - I'd wondered about this, as kb/mouse connector does
seem a bit wobbly. Hadn't thought so much about it as the kb definately
gets power but I guess 5v & ground is going to be a lot less fussy about
dodgy connections than the data lines - I'll pull the board out when I've
time and poke about.

Cheers

Bryn