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    HP Pavilion DV4T-1400 Keyboard not working

    Discussion in 'HP' started by vpa, Jan 29, 2014.

  1. vpa

    vpa Notebook Enthusiast

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    Keyboard seems to work in BIOS. But, when the windows logon screen is displayed, the keyboard is not working.
    It looks like after windows starts the keyboard stops working. The OS is Windows 7.

    I tried removing battery and holding power button for 30 secs. It did not solve the issue.

    Pls. Help.

    Thanks.
     
    vpa, Jan 29, 2014
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  2. OldMajorDave

    OldMajorDave Notebook Evangelist

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    Try reseating the keyboard connector that is located under the keyboard. The DV4t keyboard is very easy to remove.
    Instructions can be found via HP support here.

    If that doesn’t help you likely need a new keyboard. Get the part number from under the keyboard or via the service manual and search ebay.
     
    OldMajorDave, Jan 30, 2014
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  3. 3Fees

    3Fees Notebook Deity

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    Plug in an USB-Keyboard to get by.


    Cheers
    3Fees :)
     
    3Fees, Feb 10, 2014
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