Hi. I am using a Lenovo G70 and for the past few days my shift keys stopped working. It's a huge problem as I have a manuscript to turn in very soon and I can't really write without using the shift keys.
as for now I've tried the following;
-reset my laptop to the factory settings, that included erasing all my files with the exception of a small partition where I kept my manuscript and only that
-update the keyboard driver/uninstall it and then restarting the laptop
-checked my region and language settings, it's all set to the US, although I do not live in the US...wondering if that might be the problem, but it's almost impossible.
-remapped my shift keys using keymapper or smartkey, something like that. The weird thing is that those changes persisted even though I reseted my laptop, but even so, I solved nothing
I want to add that I can't get a 3rd party keyboard these days, but the fact that even remapped, those keys didn't work could mean that the problem is software-based. My laptop didn't suffer any thrusts or stuff like that, it's not even warming up.
Also, an interesting to note is that sometimes, the shift keys begin to work, but only for a short period of time, before failing again. I really have no idea what makes them work. I cleaned both shift keys on my keyboard, although aside from some dust, they were clean to begin with.
What can I do/ I am really on the edge with the time limit...
as for now I've tried the following;
-reset my laptop to the factory settings, that included erasing all my files with the exception of a small partition where I kept my manuscript and only that
-update the keyboard driver/uninstall it and then restarting the laptop
-checked my region and language settings, it's all set to the US, although I do not live in the US...wondering if that might be the problem, but it's almost impossible.
-remapped my shift keys using keymapper or smartkey, something like that. The weird thing is that those changes persisted even though I reseted my laptop, but even so, I solved nothing
I want to add that I can't get a 3rd party keyboard these days, but the fact that even remapped, those keys didn't work could mean that the problem is software-based. My laptop didn't suffer any thrusts or stuff like that, it's not even warming up.
Also, an interesting to note is that sometimes, the shift keys begin to work, but only for a short period of time, before failing again. I really have no idea what makes them work. I cleaned both shift keys on my keyboard, although aside from some dust, they were clean to begin with.
What can I do/ I am really on the edge with the time limit...