Ctrl keys dont seem to be working on my NP8150

So I have had some problems with the keyboard just stopping working on my NP8150, I reboot the computer and then it loads the drivers again and it works. So this seems to have gone away lately however the Ctrl keys no longer seem to work on my keyboard. Are there Sager specific keyboard drivers? I am running Windows 7 Ultimate 64. Any idea where in windows I could test my ctrl keys? It really sucks not being able to do a Ctrl C and Ctrl V!

 

There aren't any model specific drivers for the keyboard. Windows should just install it as a standard PS2 keyboard. Did you by any chance pull the hard drive out to access the RAM/WiFi card? It's possible the ribbon cable was damaged or not reinserted correctly.

If you haven't done that, then it just sounds like a faulty keyboard (assuming you didn't somehow flip FN and Ctrl). Check to see that FN + C doesn't do copy, just in case.

 

Yes I did take the keyboard out a few weeks ago and thought that could be it, but every other key works except the ctrl keys. It just seems strange.

 

I'd recommend pulling it out again (gently!), checking the cable for obvious damage, and then reseating it. There are a lot of individual connections in that cable that could be broken, so a set of keys not working is in the realm of possibility. You could also check with your reseller on a replacement keyboard.

 

I will give that a try, the ribbon cable is a little weaker then I have seen in the past on my dells.