Keyboard Characters assigned wrong

conorheslin1 · 2015-06-09 23:29:47

So my friends laptop is a Toshiba Satellite p55t-a5202. Yesterday she reported to me that the keyboard was typing incorrect characters. The "D" key types "D]" and the "]" types "D]" there are other examples around the keyboard. One very strange example is the Backspace button toggles the touchpad between being disable and…

09-06-2015 11:29PM

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conorheslin1

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So my friends laptop is a Toshiba Satellite p55t-a5202. Yesterday she reported to me that the keyboard was typing incorrect characters. The "D" key types "D]" and the "]" types "D]" there are other examples around the keyboard. One very strange example is the Backspace button toggles the touchpad between being disable and enabled.

This is honestly the strangest problem i have come across. I have tried various different solutions such as changing language for the input. If i bring up the onscreen keyboard and use that the characters appear as normal without any defects.

If someone could tell me how to rectify this i would be very greatful

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#2 13-06-2015 07:56PM

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At a guess it's spillage on the keyboard.

Try an external keyboard to confirm it's not software.

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