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Laptop q?!

  • 05-09-2006 8:01pm
    #1
    unnameduser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,081 ✭✭✭


    Here i go with another question... different laptop this time

    I have an old laptop. Only 128mB etc etc

    Anyhu.. it has always worked grand but when i turned it on today some of the keys would not work. So now i can even log onto the damn thing!

    Thing is... i def know that the keys didnt get wet or hit.

    any ideas what might cause this?


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  • #2
    irlrobins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,541 ✭✭✭irlrobins


    Moving to laptop forum


  • #3
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    First check the keyboard in Device Manager from the System applet in Control Panel and see if there are any exclamation marks by it (yellow), if so uninstall the keyboard and restart. See if that makes any difference. Any specific keys not working or just random ones?


  • #4
    majiktripp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,471 ✭✭✭majiktripp


    Also make sure the FN key (if it has one) isn't pressed down or being held down.
    I have seen some cases where this was happening and because some laptops have the numeric keypad as a FN+whatever key alternative some numbers were coming up instead of letters.
    Just an idea...


  • #5
    unnameduser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,081 ✭✭✭unnameduser


    Cant even log onto the computer to check device manager

    Tried the fn key but to no avail.

    Random letters are not working


  • #6
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Does the F8 key work so you can bring up the startup menu and get into safe mode?


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  • #7
    Karoma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    If it's an older OS, un-plug external devices and boot into MS-DOS (F5 usually to get the menu, otherwise: F8) and test each key at the command prompt. Any repeating? Which keys aren't working?

    Plug in an external keyboard to confirm. Quite likely it's a hardware fault (Age, lifting it incorrectly, shifting in casing/keyboard from overheating, or any number of reasons. )


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