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Keyboard is not functioning properly
Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 9:12 pm
by devarishi
Hi,
It's rther frustrting. Lst night I ws working on my PC nd writing posts on this forum. ll of sudden the key stops functioning. No, it didn't print which key I ment. Guess, the letter which comes before b in lphbets, nd before s on the stndrd keybord. But then I found tht keys: Esc, Tild, Number 1 (on the top 2nd row), kyoo (pronounce it to know wht I men), & the lst letter of lphbet re not functioning.

Oopps... tb key is lso not functioning. Why?
I remember I ws typing something here on this forum & then they stopped working. I m tired of using the On-Screen Keybord for typing my pssword nd user nme.
Wht could be wrong? The other keys re working fine.
Do I need to buy new keybord now? The wrrnty is expired lredy.
OKy, it is

I know we re not hrdwre guys here. But is there ny?
Re: Keyboard is not functioning properly
Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 9:56 pm
by Jonah Bron
Try prying the "A" key off and seeing if there's any crud in there. If it's clean and still doesn't work, then it's probably time for a new keyboard. I personally recommend the Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000.

Re: Keyboard is not functioning properly
Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 3:08 am
by devarishi
Jonah Bron wrote:Try prying the "A" key off and seeing if there's any crud in there. If it's clean and still doesn't work, then it's probably time for a new keyboard. I personally recommend the Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000.

Esc, Tild, Number 1 (on the top 2nd row), kyoo (pronounce it to know wht I men), & the lst letter of lphbet re not functioning.
Well, I will pry the keys & see if the keybord will work then. Otherwise I will get nother one.

Re: Keyboard is not functioning properly
Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 2:20 pm
by Doug G
Get a new keyboard. The key signals are wired in a matrix that identifies which key was pressed, and it sounds like one of the matrix drivers quit working, making a group of keys inoperable.
Re: Keyboard is not functioning properly
Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 2:41 pm
by AbraCadaver
I hve ll kinds f keys n my keybrd tht dnt wrk nd it relly hsnt bthered me ll tht much I chned my usernme nd psswrd t cntin nly keys tht wrked nd fr the mst prt peple cn et the pint tht Im tryin t cnvey Is bitch when writin cde thuh dnt drink beer t the keybrd
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Re: Keyboard is not functioning properly
Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 3:01 pm
by devarishi
AbraCadaver wrote:I hve ll kinds f keys n my keybrd tht dnt wrk nd it relly hsnt bthered me ll tht much I chned my usernme nd psswrd t cntin nly keys tht wrked nd fr the mst prt peple cn et the pint tht Im tryin t cnvey Is bitch when writin cde thuh dnt drink beer t the keybrd
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A creative and humorous person indeed!
By the way, I have cheked your other posts and am pretty much sure that your keyboard is working fine. However, tomorrow I will replace my keyboard.
Re: Keyboard is not functioning properly
Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 3:01 pm
by John Cartwright
AbraCadaver wrote:I hve ll kinds f keys n my keybrd tht dnt wrk nd it relly hsnt bthered me ll tht much I chned my usernme nd psswrd t cntin nly keys tht wrked nd fr the mst prt peple cn et the pint tht Im tryin t cnvey Is bitch when writin cde thuh dnt drink beer t the keybrd
N0w/ if y0u 4ssign 4 number 0r symb0l t0 keys th4t d0n-t w0rk/ then y0u c4n d0 4 se4rch 4nd repl4ce 0n th0se l4ter m4ybe 4 little PHP preg_repl4ce(> script_
My goodness! Please just go buy a new keyboard

Re: Keyboard is not functioning properly
Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 4:16 pm
by McInfo
I have a laptop that I used to cart around in a bicycle trailer on a rough road. It was still usable after the modem stopped working and colorful columns of pixels started appearing on the screen, but I finally had to retire it as a portable computer when a number of keys stopped working. As a PHP programmer, it was rather unfortunate to lose the up arrow and the ability to type any of these characters: 0)-_pP[{;:/?