Focus 2001

Magna224 · 26 Mar 2011, 02:34

Should I get it for $10 and a drive?

webwit · 26 Mar 2011, 02:40

ripster · 26 Mar 2011, 03:49

The drive is not recommended if the seller is overseas.

gore · 26 Mar 2011, 05:07

YES! Covers are neat!

Magna224 · 03 Apr 2011, 06:02

I bought it and picked it up today. I will clean it up with retrobrite and post pics this week.

sixty · 03 Apr 2011, 11:15

Cool! Which switches did you get? They are quite a gamble sometimes. I had ones with ALPS Blue and ALPS White. Both very excellent. Bit lame construction on the case, but still a good keyboard.

javifast · 03 Apr 2011, 12:05

Pics, please....

Magna224 · 03 Apr 2011, 22:05

WARNING: Noob question.

I get keyboard interface error on boot. How do I fix this?

webwit · 03 Apr 2011, 22:38

Oblig: You press F1 to continue.

sixty · 03 Apr 2011, 22:50

Could be various errors.

1) Could be a dead board, busted IC or other more easily replaceable part. Some of these Focus boards used re-pluggable ICs. See if yours is loose

2) The board could be running in XT mode instead of AT. If you slide a small screw driver under the logo on the top left corner, you will notice that it can be opened up to reveal dipswitches. Play around with the settings and see if it boots now. Just in case, remember the original switch position if this does not fix the errors and reset the switches to that, so the wrong setting can be excluded from further "debugging"

3) Your PC might be too modern and might not supply enough voltage over the PS2 connector. Personally, I have never experienced this problem (probably because my hardware is too ancient always), but I heard of several cases with vintage keyboards.

Magna224 · 03 Apr 2011, 23:01

Ok, Ill try the switch under the logo. Also theres as switch on the back of the board that says normal and inverse. I originally booted on normal because that was what it was on and none of the lights flashed during boot. So I tried it with inverse and the lights flashed. Which one should it be on? Also is it this adapter? http://www.monoprice.com/products/produ ... 1&format=2

Edit: theres nothing under the logo.

Magna224 · 03 Apr 2011, 23:32

Pics

Kinda dirty. One of the plastic clips on the back that holds it together is stuck, and I don't want to break it.

mass · 04 Apr 2011, 01:04

Nice. I want one for sure.

ripster · 04 Apr 2011, 02:28

The ULTIMATE Noodle Slurping Keyboard.

RetrObrite your keyboard instructions here.
http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:9099

Magna224 · 04 Apr 2011, 02:54

Switch

webwit · 04 Apr 2011, 03:02

Good stuff!

ripster · 04 Apr 2011, 04:44

Damn. I got two of those, both Alps White Clicky Complicated. Mine had the switch but no cutout.

Got a label pic? Maybe there is a secret decoding ring here.

ironman31 · 04 Apr 2011, 06:39

I bought one of these a little while ago and was surprise at how cheap the construction was. Very flimsy, ended up putting the switches in a minitouch. The key caps are nice though.

Magna224 · 04 Apr 2011, 15:54

The construction is better than any of the G80's I own so i'm pretty happy with it. xD

I Just wish I could get it to work! Help me get it to work plz. =(

Label pic coming soon.

javifast · 04 Apr 2011, 18:34

Nice keyboard,...and very nice switch.

Magna224 · 04 Apr 2011, 23:23

FCC ID: FSQ4VYFK-2001
N0. 80742371

i found the dip switch under the right leg of the keyboard. Im on enhanced at, ps/2

Should I be on normal or inverse? Also what is that hole with the A and X for?

sixty · 05 Apr 2011, 04:21

The inverse probably switiches ctrl/capslock. On both of my Focus 2001 boards, both the XT/AT switch and the inverse switch are under the logo.

Magna224 · 05 Apr 2011, 05:27

Thats very odd, I took a pic of under the logo I have nothing there it just pops off for no reason. I wish I could get this thing working. One of the 3 little clips that holds it together is tilted and I am having a very hard time trying to open the case.

ripster · 05 Apr 2011, 09:21

You need to pull the noodle cover clips off before opening up the keyboard.

Grab and pull toward you.

Start on the back tabs. Stick a flat screwdriver in and release them.

See the tabs? 4 on the front. Don't break em!

PieceOcake

Magna224 · 05 Apr 2011, 17:07

Im not that keyboard challenged. =P

Its just that the the tab on the far right doesn't even look like its physically possible for it to come out. I don't think you would be able to tell if I took a pic, but there isn't enough room for it to unlatch.

Edit: I got it open finally! I was surprised at how clean it was compared to my G80's.

Pics

ripster · 05 Apr 2011, 22:37

I, for one, am glad it's only a two position DIP switch.

Only 4 combos to try.

ripster · 05 Apr 2011, 22:40

Actually if I'm reading Sixty's post correctly it just moves the switch matrix around a bit.

Time for the Blue Cube! It worked for this dude at OCN!

http://www.overclock.net/keyboards/9740 ... ng-ps.html

Magna224 · 06 Apr 2011, 02:27

So I should go from AT -> PS/2 -> USB?

And that thing is expensive as hell! With shipping it would be more then the board cost.

keyboardlover · 06 Apr 2011, 03:03

ripster wrote:Actually if I'm reading Sixty's post correctly it just moves the switch matrix around a bit.

Time for the Blue Cube! It worked for this dude at OCN!

http://www.overclock.net/keyboards/9740 ... ng-ps.html

I like how you have to beg for "rep points" there.

ripster · 06 Apr 2011, 07:32

If the OP gives me a rep point I'll give him a cheap UK ebay link for the Blue Cube.