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    Ghetto Acer 2010/2012 Laptop Keyboard

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by c16621, Feb 12, 2009.

  1. c16621

    c16621 Newbie

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    I have an acer 2012wlmi and the keyboard is allllll screwed up....
    ...and it isn't a num lock issue, or a AZERTY french keyboard map issue either - its just screwed....

    I have to type the keys for the @ button to get the " symbol, and vice versa. Every third time I use the shift button, the cursor moves to some random part of whatever text I am typing and begins spontaneously typing there - sux when you're trying to type a school paper.

    can somebody help me out?

    Does anybody know how to remap the keyboard, or at least return it to its default setting?

    I'm afraid that nothing short of a BIOS upgrade will fix this crap.....
     
  2. Yotsuba

    Yotsuba Notebook Evangelist

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    You could try replacing the keyboard. That tends to be one of the easiest repairs.
     
  3. c16621

    c16621 Newbie

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    does anybody have any directions on keyboard mapping? does somebody know if there is a bios setting that will return the keyboard to a default setting, or will I just have to try a funky bios upgrade and hope for the worst, er, I mean best?
     
  4. NoCashBob

    NoCashBob Notebook Enthusiast

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    This may help, it helped me once. Remove the keyboard, including the cables. Next take a picture if possible, or draw a detailed map of where the keys go and remove all of them.

    Clean the surface completely, using warm water, and a *dab* or dish detergent (no ammonia). completely dry and wait until humidity is normal, then reassemble.

    It could be random shorts, I saw it on a guys keyboard once.