I couldn't tell you if it was the adaptor or the laptop that made the difference, but I used to use one and it worked great. The adaptor may have said it was specifically for keyboard+mouse...it's ...

I'm setting up a new PC using a Gigabyte GA-M55SLI-S4. While I can navigate the CMOS utility, my Saitek USB keyboard is not allowing me to navigate the BIOS. There is no response to keyboard input ...