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03-13-2008, 08:49 PM
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Constant Bitrate
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Lakeville, MN
Vehicle: ///M3
Posts: 114
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RF or Bluetooth keyboard work in bios??
I will have enable usb keyboard set to on in bios but my question is will it be recognized it if it is a wireless keyboard (likely Bluetooth, possibly RF)?
Thanks.
EDIT: Or, even cooler would be if you could use T9 on a bluetooth phone to do your typing... That for sure wouldn't work in bios tho.
Last edited by amapro704 : 03-13-2008 at 08:51 PM.
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03-15-2008, 12:14 AM
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Constant Bitrate
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Lakeville, MN
Vehicle: ///M3
Posts: 114
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bump
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03-15-2008, 08:27 AM
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Maximum Bitrate
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Austin, Texas
Vehicle: 2002 Thunderbird V8
Posts: 699
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RF but not BT
Quote: Originally Posted by amapro704  I will have enable usb keyboard set to on in bios but my question is will it be recognized it if it is a wireless keyboard (likely Bluetooth, possibly RF)?
Thanks.
EDIT: Or, even cooler would be if you could use T9 on a bluetooth phone to do your typing... That for sure wouldn't work in bios tho.
A Bluetooth keyboard will not work for bios setup because the drivers won't be running until sometime after windows starts up. An RF wireless that uses a USB receiver looks the same to the PC as a wired USB keyboard. Most newer PC's recognize these in the bios.
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~Jimmy
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03-15-2008, 09:52 AM
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Low Bitrate
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: WA
Vehicle: 04 Camry
Posts: 86
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I agree. I have a gryation rf keyboard and remote. Keyboard works fine in bios, but the remote doesn't. Pretty much what I expect because the remote is handled via a driver that isn't loaded until windows is.
I also use a regular wireless keyboard (also rf) and it works well too.
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03-16-2008, 12:41 PM
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Constant Bitrate
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Lakeville, MN
Vehicle: ///M3
Posts: 114
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Thanks guys. Thats kind of what I was thinking.. Only problem is you need line of sight with IR, right? or would it work through a glovebox door OR if I ran a usb cable out and put it under my armrest to plug the IR reciever into. (not direct line of sight, but in the open) Thanks again.
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03-16-2008, 02:04 PM
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Maximum Bitrate
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Austin, Texas
Vehicle: 2002 Thunderbird V8
Posts: 699
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Use RF, not IR
Quote: Originally Posted by amapro704 Thanks guys. Thats kind of what I was thinking.. Only problem is you need line of sight with IR, right? or would it work through a glovebox door OR if I ran a usb cable out and put it under my armrest to plug the IR reciever into. (not direct line of sight, but in the open) Thanks again.
IR is line of sight. I suggest you pick an RF (Radio Frequency) wireless USB keyboard. There are many to choose from which are not Bluetooth.
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2002 T-Bird, Via SP13000, Travla C158, M1-ATX, 1GB RAM, 120GB 2.5" drive, SlimSlot DVD-RW, XP, RR, Winamp, Xenarc 700TSV, HTC Touch PPC/Phone, BU-353 GPS/iG3, Elmscan OBDII, Griffin PowerMate, 2 Blaupunkt amps, Polk spkrs, 5 sec startup/STR
~Jimmy
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03-16-2008, 03:12 PM
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Constant Bitrate
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Lakeville, MN
Vehicle: ///M3
Posts: 114
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Yeah I'm dumb, I meant RF. Thats the direction I'll go since it's not line of sight. Thanks again.
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