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touchpad, keyboard and usb not working

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  • 26-11-2007 9:25pm
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    JoseJones
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    hi, as the title says, none of these seem to work, the only button that will work is the powere button. It seems to be a hardware problem because I can't enter the bios...anyone have any ideas about how to go about finding out what's wrong? it's an acer laptop running xp...thanks.


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    Ghost Train
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    JoseJones wrote: »
    hi, as the title says, none of these seem to work, the only button that will work is the powere button. It seems to be a hardware problem because I can't enter the bios...anyone have any ideas about how to go about finding out what's wrong? it's an acer laptop running xp...thanks.

    depends on the type of laptop, but most have a keyboard that is easy to unscrew, disconnect and remove. So usually just get the manual, remove the keyboard as the instructions and check any relevent connection underneath.

    does sound a bit like a connection problem


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    JoseJones
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    i'll take a look, but how do you explain the usb not working?


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    Ghost Train
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    JoseJones wrote: »
    i'll take a look, but how do you explain the usb not working?

    well, yep i can't, but it's were i'd start looking

    guess it could be a problem with the usb controller on the motherboard... which would not be good.

    have you serached google for acers with similar problems, is it an old or new machine?


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    jayo2004
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    Very same problem here with an acer also. It turnes it was a faulty Battery. remove the battery and just use the mains and see if it works:)


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