Debian w/ USB Keyboard

I'm trying to install debian, however the computer that I have built myself is based on the new AT7 MAX board from ABIT. This is a motherboard that is stripped of most legacy components such as parrallel port, serial port, isa, and PS/2. This means that my keyboard and my mouse are connected through USB ports. That should be all fine, however, in debian's installer you have to hit enter once before the USB drivers get loaded. I have checked throughout my BIOS to see if there is a way to emulate a PS/2 keyboard, and that is not there. I have installed Gentoo without a problem, however I would really much rather run debian. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
- Mark.