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    Dell keyboard help!

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by goblin, Dec 14, 2007.

  1. goblin

    goblin Notebook Consultant

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    My home keys (a,s,d,f,j,k,l, ;) are typing letters along with numbers whenever i use them.... Basically everything comes out like this

    a1 s2 d3 f4 j7 k8 l9 ;0 when i use the keys mentioned above.

    when i use the numbered keys i also get the same thing...

    a1 s2 d3 f4 5 6 j7 k8 l9 ;0

    Please help i don't know how to fix this....
     
    goblin, Dec 14, 2007
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  2. Eleison

    Eleison Thanatos Eleison

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    Try turning off Num Lock. Depending on the system, Num Lock may be a key by itself, or it could be Fn+F11.
     
    Eleison, Dec 14, 2007
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  3. goblin

    goblin Notebook Consultant

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    Thank you so much... i have a "num lk" key which is above my f11 key i kept trying that but it didn't work...

    I hit the fn+f11 key and voila... thanks so much i didn't know that keys could be locked in that manner... and can't understand why any would want to do that! Thank You!
     
    goblin, Dec 14, 2007
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  4. goblin

    goblin Notebook Consultant

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    ok i thought it was fixed... but no...

    This is what it looks like without corrections.

    Pl9ea1s2e hel9p me nowA!A!A!
     
    goblin, Dec 14, 2007
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  5. goblin

    goblin Notebook Consultant

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    nobody? Maybe somewhere where i can search for answers?

    again what it looks like unedited!

    nobod3y? Ma1ybe s2omewhere i ca1n s2ea1rch f4or a1ns2wers2?
     
    goblin, Dec 14, 2007
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  6. visionz_

    visionz_ Notebook Enthusiast

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    That only happened when I spilt something on the keyboard and screwed up the connections.
     
    visionz_, Dec 15, 2007
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  7. Eleison

    Eleison Thanatos Eleison

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    Weird...you may want to actually call Dell. Also check your BIOS to make sure that NumLK is set to off (mine occasionally turns itself on).
     
    Eleison, Dec 15, 2007
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  8. goblin

    goblin Notebook Consultant

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    anyone have any ideas? PL9EA1S2E?a!?
     
    goblin, Dec 17, 2007
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    HI.
    2did y7ou figure out4 a solut4ion t4o t4his?

    uh, obviously7, i'm having t4hee same problem.

    :(
     
    michelleyd, Dec 22, 2007
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