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mouse and keyboard USB aren't working when I'm on the Snow Leopard installation screen.

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JConnor

JConnor

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USB mouse and keyboard aren't working during the Snow Leopard installation.

Hello.

I'm tryng to install Mac OS x Snow Leopard on my computer. These are the main specs of it :

CPU : Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4670K CPU @ 3.40GHz, 3401 Mhz, 4 core
Motherboard : Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd, MODEL : Z87-HD3

I've been able to get the installation screen,but then I'm stuck because my keyboard and mouse (they are both USB) aren't working. Since my motherboard is Haswell,I'm using Iboot-Haswell. Before to turn on the computer I've removed :

1) any hard drives
2) any USB peripherals but not the keyboard and mouse
3) any PCI cards but not the graphic card

What can I do now ? thanks.
 
Where are your keyboard and mouse connected? For best results connect to the USB2.0 ports next to the PS/2 port, mouse closest to the PS/2 port, then keyboard.
 
Hello.

I've connected the mouse and the keyboard on the usb 2.0 ports. Maybe the mouse and keyboard that I'm using aren't compatible with the mac os x ? Should I buy a compatible mac os x mouse and keyboard ?
 
JConnor said:
Hello.

I've connected the mouse and the keyboard on the usb 2.0 ports. Maybe the mouse and keyboard that I'm using aren't compatible with the mac os x ? Should I buy a compatible mac os x mouse and keyboard ?
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Any generic usb keyboard and mouse should work. If the back USB ports do not work try the front ones.
 
Hello. I tried carefully on every port. It did not work. I have two mouses. The first is logitech and second is kraun. The first is turned off as soon as mac os x snow leopard starts loading,the second one is not turned off,but when I move it the cursor on the installation screen is stuck. The keyboard is turned off as soon as snow leopard starts loading. I see the lights goes away. But when I attach the other devices on the same usb ports,I see the lights turned on. Is there a fix for this situation ? Maybe something that I can write when the Snow Leopard DVD icon appears on the screen ? Thanks.
 
JConnor said:
Hello. I tried carefully on every port. It did not work. I have two mouses. The first is logitech and second is kraun. The first is turned off as soon as mac os x snow leopard starts loading,the second one is not turned off,but when I move it the cursor on the installation screen is stuck. The keyboard is turned off as soon as snow leopard starts loading. I see the lights goes away. But when I attach the other devices on the same usb ports,I see the lights turned on. Is there a fix for this situation ? Maybe something that I can write when the Snow Leopard DVD icon appears on the screen ? Thanks.
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During the boot process the mouse is not used - only the KB needs to work. Use the arrow keys on the KB to select your icon to boot from.
Once in the OS X install screen you will need the mouse to select utilities->disk utility to format the drive and select the install button. Is this where your mouse is hanging?
 
Mouse and keyboard don't work when I'm on the installation screen. I can't go on.
 
JConnor said:
Mouse and keyboard don't work when I'm on the installation screen. I can't go on.
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Are you using iBoot Haswell to boot with or the old iBoot? You need the Haswell version for your hardware.

BTW - please put your hardware in your profile per the forum rules.
 
ok.

1) I'm using Iboot-Haswell
2) I've updated my profile with my computer hardware specs.
 
For some reason,the method that I have used here does not work. But I have changed method. I've created the USB boot installation disk with unibeast and I've been able to install mac os x El Capitan natively on my computer and this time keyboard and mouse work great. So this thread is closed.
 
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