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    Both my ctrl keys suddenly stopped working? NP9130

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by bazinga, Dec 11, 2012.

  1. bazinga

    bazinga Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey all,

    So I was cruising along nicely in Far Cry 3 when my Ctrl keys suddenly gave up on me. Both seem to have stopped working at the same time, which is weird. I'm currently running Windows 8, and I rebooted in Windows 7 to see if it was an OS issue, but even that did not seem to help. Basically, the Ctrl key just doesn't act like it's been pressed. Any suggestions would be welcome
     
    bazinga, Dec 11, 2012
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    bazinga Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ok, weirdly enough just as I posted this, they started working again. However, this is not the first time this issue has happened, so any answers would still be welcome.
     
    bazinga, Dec 11, 2012
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    vuman619 Notebook Evangelist

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    Have you tried updating your bios to the latest ones? Fixed my keyboard issues.
     
    vuman619, Dec 11, 2012
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    Also try reseating the keyboard ribbon cable (underneath the keyboard - where it is connected to motherboard)
     
    theriko, Dec 12, 2012
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    Prostar Computer Company Representative

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    Assuming the circuitry isn't bonkers (unlikely, since the Ctrl keys are on separate sides of the keyboard), you can try reseating the cable as mentioned above. An easier fix - if available - would be to look for a firmware update from the manufacturer.
     
    Prostar Computer, Dec 12, 2012
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    Did all that, the problem still remains. Spoke to Xotic and decided to do an RMA of the keyboard only.
     
    bazinga, Dec 13, 2012
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