When I started my system yesterday I was presented with the "Keyboard error or no keyboard present" message. I tried another keyboard but it gave the same error.
In the initial POST it still correctly identifies the chip, checks the RAM and autodetects the hard-drives as usual, but then stops on the keyboard error. The board is an old Gigabyte GA-6vm7a+ for coppermine PIII (5 years old) but it hasn't given any problems in the past and there has been no indication of deterioration before this error. The only problem I had lately was a delayed write failure when using a usb stick once or twice in the last couple of weeks.
Any suggestions on how to fix it, if possible? I don't have the cash to buy a new system (hence, why I'm still using a PIII) so I'm looking for any way to fix/work around the problem. I haven't reset the CMOS yet to check if that fixes it; should I try that first?