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    Keyboard Acting Crazy!

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by wcs217, Jul 14, 2010.

  1. wcs217

    wcs217 Newbie

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    The keyboard on my Inspiron 1520 is going a little haywire. When I put y it'll say y7, when I push other letters, it puts in different letters and symbols, and the space key will stop working. Restarting it usually helps but I want to fix it before it becomes a problem. Is this a software or a hardware thing? Help!!! :eek: :confused:
     
    wcs217, Jul 14, 2010
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  2. sean473

    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    looks like ur keyboard is spoilt.. time to replace it.. look on ebay for a new one..
     
    sean473, Jul 14, 2010
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    yme Newbie

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    Uninstall the keyboard from device manager and reboot. If that does not help then you most likely need to replace.
     
    yme, Jul 14, 2010
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    newsposter Notebook Virtuoso

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    Plug an external keyboard in, does it work properly?
     
    newsposter, Jul 14, 2010
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