Ram wrote:Try setting the BIOS options for legacy from Auto to Enabled.
Thanks for this. I should have mentioned in my previous post that I did actually try this, but unfortunately it made no difference.
I have now discovered that wyliecoyoteuk was quite correct about switching off at the mains. If I leave the mains switch on when I turn the computers off, then mouse and keyboard are recognised when I next boot up. If I turn the mains switch off, they are not and I have to go through the rigmarole of unplugging and re-plugging the USB cable - sometimes on both computers - before the keyboard and mouse will respond.
I must say I am slightly disappointed about this, as I do like to turn the computers off completely at night. There is no mention of having to keep the mains switch turned on in the Belkin installation guide, nor can I find anything about it in the FAQs on their site.
Oh well, when I think about it, we always leave the TV, Sky box and DVD Recorder in standby mode at night, so leaving the computers' mains switches turned on isn't going to make a lot of difference is it?
I just wish some reference to this point had been made in the instructions.