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    Keyboard defect after Bios Flash

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by tj2940, Oct 2, 2012.

  1. tj2940

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    I've got a Clevo P170EM with Steelseries keyboard, bios revision 1.00.06 and kbc/ec version 1.00.06.
    I wanted to update the bios so I downloaded the latest version I found on this forum (EC 1.00.08 and Bios 1.00.10), created a usb bootable dos disk, first flashed the EC, laptop rebooted and than the Bios.
    Worked perfectly fine I thought but at the end of the day I disconnected the Usb keyboard and found out that when I use the laptopkeyboard nothing works.
    If I press '3' there's an 'z', if I press '4' there's an 'd' etc... completly unworkable....

    Is there anybody who has the same problem and a solution?
     
    tj2940, Oct 2, 2012
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  2. mythlogic

    mythlogic Company Representative

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    Flash EC09 for the P170, make sure there are no other things plugged in (Keyboards etc)

    Load setup defaults afterwards

    then you should be good.
     
    mythlogic, Oct 2, 2012
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    Already tried that with autoexec.bat:
    ecflash -> reboot -> meset -> reboot -> meflash -> reboot.
    Everything looks perfect but the keyboard still doesn't function...
    Also tried to flash the .10 bios.. no change.... :mad:
     
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  4. mythlogic

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    You can just unplug the keyboard for the duration of it, the laptop doesn't need a keyboard to boot =)
     
    mythlogic, Oct 2, 2012
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