Keyboard dies while installing

The keyboard doesn't seem to work while installing windows. It tells me to press enter but my keyboard doesn't respond. What's going on?
Message was edited by: Andrew Truong

Andrew Truong wrote:
It's usb, which keyboard do you suggest I should use, cause I don't want to be wasting money trying to find the right keyboard
Sadly, I don't know and you should not have to buy another KB just to install Windows. Can you borrow one? If there is an Apple or other store nearby, maybe you could test one before buying it. Actually, you most likely will only need it during the install, but it would be good to have in case you wished to reinstall it. There are some really cheap KBs out there - - $10 or so, but unless you can actually try before buy, I would suggest borrowing one.
There might be a workaround that I recall reading here - - when you get to the point where you need the KB and lose it, unplug it, wait a few minutes and then plug it back in. It might just get re-recognized that way.

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