K8N Neo3 ps/2 problem

Hello
I have a brand new K8N Neo3 with the following setup:
A64 3400
2Gb DDR400
MSI 7900GTO
SB Audigy LS
Tekram DC395U
Tekram U3W (boot device)
When I use my good old keytronic keyboard on PS/2 connector, it work for some times then I get keyboard errors mostly for all boot.
I have updated the bios to V1.7, disable/enable USB keyboard support, reset bios, not solution: work for some boot then dies.
The keyboard is working ok on another setup, other PS/2 keyboard get the same issue.
When I use USB keyboard, no problem.
When I use the keyboard on USB/PS2 adapter, it works.
Funny thing is when I plug usb and ps2, it boots, but the ps2 keyboard could be either running fine or not, blinking at every key entry.
I couldn't find USB keyboard with the same quality as the keytronic, and the USB to PS2 adapter is not a solution since it is unusable for fast typing and games (key repeat issues).

First check that the ground tab on the case IO Shield is making good contact with the mbrd PS/2 socket housing.  Sometimes older keyboards will just not work well with newer systems but if the keyboard is newish, you have a valid complaint for an RMA.  Having said that I've had problems with a Neo4-F's PS/2 mouse port - suddenly started just freezing the mouse after an hour or so of use; switched to a different mouse and same thing.  I can't help thinking there's something flakey about the PS/2 controller which MSI uses, since it's an issue which keeps coming up here.

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