Tell HN: How an elderly couple I know had their computer 'stop working'

Re:Tell HN: How an elderly couple I know had their computer ... by davidsergey on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @08:35AM (#39027429)

I had a similar problem with my Windows gaming PC after I upgraded CPU cooler. Motherboard/BIOS decided that I've upgraded my CPU and it would not proceed without me pressing "F2" key on my keyboard.

Obviously my BT keyboard did not yet connect to the computer, since it was before BT drivers loaded or something, so I had to buy a wired keyboard to press "F2" and proceed. Would be nice to have 2-3 buttons right on a case to interact with BIOS. Or you know…load BT drivers.

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Re:Tell HN: How an elderly couple I know had their computer ... by londons_explore on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @08:41AM (#39027500)

I think some BIOS's do have support for bluetooth keyboards. There is a crazy thing where windows will send the bios the necessary encryption keys, so while the BIOS cannot pair with a keyboard, it can use a previously paired one.

Doubt it works with linux, and I bet it depends on using the exact right config even on windows.

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