BX Master and USB Keyboard

Hello Assaf and everyone,
Just bought a microsoft natural pro usb keyboard and hooked it and it works fine when in windows. However, I have no control over it when booting up to access bios or stop memory test. Have 5.6 bios and usb keyboard is enabled. Did not see a legacy usb option but might have missed it. don' t want to have two keyboards hooked up! Thank in advance!
James

It didn't come with the KB but I know what you mean. I'll just keep the other one handy. Thanks as always!

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