diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c
index b46e7f47d705..df33b3b5a53c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *	(c) Copyright 2007 Vlad Drukker <vlad@storewiz.com>
  *		added support for W83627THF.
  *
- *	(c) Copyright 2003 Pádraig Brady <P@draigBrady.com>
+ *	(c) Copyright 2003,2007 Pádraig Brady <P@draigBrady.com>
  *
  *	Based on advantechwdt.c which is based on wdt.c.
  *	Original copyright messages:
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>
 
-#define WATCHDOG_NAME "w83627hf/thf WDT"
+#define WATCHDOG_NAME "w83627hf/thf/hg WDT"
 #define PFX WATCHDOG_NAME ": "
 #define WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT 60		/* 60 sec default timeout */
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(wdt_io, "w83627hf/thf WDT io port (default 0x2E)");
 
 static int timeout = WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT;	/* in seconds */
 module_param(timeout, int, 0);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout, "Watchdog timeout in seconds. 1<= timeout <=63, default=" __MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT) ".");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout, "Watchdog timeout in seconds. 1<= timeout <=255, default=" __MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT) ".");
 
 static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ w83627hf_select_wd_register(void)
 	outb_p(0x87, WDT_EFER); /* Enter extended function mode */
 	outb_p(0x87, WDT_EFER); /* Again according to manual */
 
-	outb(0x20, WDT_EFER); 	/* check chip version	*/
+	outb(0x20, WDT_EFER);	/* check chip version	*/
 	c = inb(WDT_EFDR);
-	if (c == 0x82) {	/* W83627THF 		*/
+	if (c == 0x82) {	/* W83627THF		*/
 		outb_p(0x2b, WDT_EFER); /* select GPIO3 */
 		c = ((inb_p(WDT_EFDR) & 0xf7) | 0x04); /* select WDT0 */
 		outb_p(0x2b, WDT_EFER);
@@ -114,11 +114,17 @@ w83627hf_init(void)
 		printk (KERN_INFO PFX "Watchdog already running. Resetting timeout to %d sec\n", timeout);
 		outb_p(timeout, WDT_EFDR);    /* Write back to CRF6 */
 	}
+
 	outb_p(0xF5, WDT_EFER); /* Select CRF5 */
 	t=inb_p(WDT_EFDR);      /* read CRF5 */
 	t&=~0x0C;               /* set second mode & disable keyboard turning off watchdog */
 	outb_p(t, WDT_EFDR);    /* Write back to CRF5 */
 
+	outb_p(0xF7, WDT_EFER); /* Select CRF7 */
+	t=inb_p(WDT_EFDR);      /* read CRF7 */
+	t&=~0xC0;               /* disable keyboard & mouse turning off watchdog */
+	outb_p(t, WDT_EFDR);    /* Write back to CRF7 */
+
 	w83627hf_unselect_wd_register();
 }
 
@@ -126,7 +132,7 @@ static void
 wdt_ctrl(int timeout)
 {
 	spin_lock(&io_lock);
-	
+
 	w83627hf_select_wd_register();
 
 	outb_p(0xF6, WDT_EFER);    /* Select CRF6 */
@@ -154,7 +160,7 @@ wdt_disable(void)
 static int
 wdt_set_heartbeat(int t)
 {
-	if ((t < 1) || (t > 63))
+	if ((t < 1) || (t > 255))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	timeout = t;
@@ -324,11 +330,11 @@ wdt_init(void)
 
 	spin_lock_init(&io_lock);
 
-	printk(KERN_INFO "WDT driver for the Winbond(TM) W83627HF/THF Super I/O chip initialising.\n");
+	printk(KERN_INFO "WDT driver for the Winbond(TM) W83627HF/THF/HG Super I/O chip initialising.\n");
 
 	if (wdt_set_heartbeat(timeout)) {
 		wdt_set_heartbeat(WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT);
-		printk (KERN_INFO PFX "timeout value must be 1<=timeout<=63, using %d\n",
+		printk (KERN_INFO PFX "timeout value must be 1<=timeout<=255, using %d\n",
 			WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT);
 	}