Keyboard Failure

I have a ASUS GL503VM Laptop (ROG Strix) and it always has the following problem. I turn on the Laptop, entire my Windows PIN, and after the keyboard does not receive input for a few seconds, it becomes unresponsive. None of the keys work. The keyboard becomes responsive again when any USB...

Hello, this just happened today when I was forced to postpone my work because of this. When I turn on my laptop, I get things that have never happened for 5 years using the same laptop. I got a notification "please select boot device". So I chose to go to bios settings to reset the default...

Hey.ive just cleaned my k43sa laptop.i removed keyboard and dvd & hdd & ram. then installed all.after turning on , screen stays blank, keyboard won't work, fan is on,dvd drive is on,and all the LEDs are dead but the power.what should i do?please help

the keys are 'P,T,U,J and the left arrow key.it works after frequent hard/soft touches or a much harder touch.

My Laptop's inbuilt keys are not working. any of them.i dont worry about it at all. i got a usb keyboard and plugged it. but when im using the laptop some keys are being pressed all the time. i cant use the laptop at all. so i used ''KeyTweak'' and disabled the keys for now. i need to install a...

The Q R and D keys on my MSI GP62 6QF laptop keyboard are not working. If it helps, my Windows 10 64-bit is up to date, I've updated all the drivers in Device Manger and my BIOS is version E16J5IMS.10F, 21/01/2016. There appears to be a newer BIOS (at least the date is newer) on my laptop...

I have this 4 year old Toshiba Satellite U840W that's keyboard would stop working after 5-10 minutes from boot up and the laptop being unable to find and connect to any wi-fi. I have no idea what to do asides forcibly restarting my laptop. and seldomly it would freeze up and get a bsod, If I...

I have a Toshiba L750D which suddenly developed a problem where the entire F1-F3 down to x-c row/column of keys does not work at all, not on BIOS, or on Windows or on any rescue environment or Linux from usb media. I thought it was the keyboard. So I bought a new one and replaced it. The same...

Hello all, I have an asus zenbook ux305CA. The motherboard on the machine failed about 2 years into ownership. The symptoms of the failure were fail to attempt to post and failure of any of the LED lights on the external machine to light up when connected to power. It seemed to fail randomly...

Hi, my name is Jay. Ive had my lapt0p f0r a while n0w, and recently s0me 0f the keys 0n my keyb0ard have st0pped functi0ning and i have had t0 res0rt t0 using alternate keys, 0n screen keyb0ard, and c0py and paste...

HP envy M6 1105dx bought in 2013 in USA. WIN 10, upgraded from WIN 8 I removed and replaced laptop keyboard in a cleaning project and after reassembly, many of the keys on the keyboard no longer work. I tried cleaning contact and reassembling carefully with no success. External keyboard works...

Hello, I have an Asus k550j laptop and my keyboard and touchpad are not working. It started like 3-4 months ago. I used external keyboard and usb mouse during that time and everything worked fine. About 2 weeks ago I decided to get it repaired because I thought it was a hardware problem since...

I have an Asus Republic of gamers laptop and today certain keys stopped working but will work as normal when another key is pressed simultaneously. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the keyboard but the problem persists. The keys work perfectly as long as I'm pressing another key.

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Hi, Up until recently, starting around a month ago, these certain laptop keys do not function correctly, and I am having trouble even posting this, going over keys multiple times so they work. Anyway, the F, G, and Spacebar keys are not working as they are supposed to. Frequently, those 3 will...

Hi guys, I need a help. I'm using an samsung series 5 model np510r5e. Last day my keyboard became a mess. When I type "backspace" shows character "eigth", when I type character "a" shows "c", and the mess follow in others keys. I already search something about type "FN + num lock" but it not...

1234 en spacebar arent working unless i hold down the FN button on a few toshiba laptops i am pretty sure its not a hardware issue but a software because i have it on a few diffrent laptops its really weird someone knows whats up?

Hey I got some (not a lot) water spilled on my laptop keyboard and now many of keys doesn't seem to work, or they get stuck. Not physically stuck but when you press 's' for example it just keeps typing sssss.... Some keys still work normally. The laptop itself works normally. All usb ports...

I do not know what happened but after a year of service to me my k key wont respond anymore and it can't type anything, I was wondering if there is a way to fix this at home, since i dont want to be bringing a usb keyboard everywhere I go.

My laptop's "2","4","5","7","0","~","backspace","i","o","ctrl" keys not working i tried to update standart p/s keyboard but still no response Acer V5- 473G

Some shortcuts on my laptop keyboard are working normally while pressing keys simultaneously (Ctrl + A, Ctrl + S, Ctrl + N, Ctrl + D...), but some are not (Ctrl + Z, Ctrl + Y, Ctrl + X, Ctrl + C, Ctrl + V...). Actually, they are working only when I: press and hold Ctrl + C (for example) and...

My mom messed her netbook up and the keyboard quit working. Someone help me?

Hello! Recently I've got this strange problem with my problem. Alright. My laptop is Asus K550J and it's about 3 months since I've bought it. At the beginning I was experiencing some keys to not work at certain times, but I've thought it was temporary or there was a bug with Win10 and after the...

when i type this happens f is "fs" s comes out as "amfs" d takes me to google z or x comes out as "zx" a is "as" and more it was a pain to type this B)

Hi, I am working on an HP Pavilion Sleekbook 15 running windows 8.1 64bit. The problem it has is that the keyboard is not working, but the fn keys (like wifi and volume) do work just fine. Here is a list of the things that have been tried and their result (if any): *The owner claims they did a...

I turned my laptop on today, and I soon noticed that some of the keys are not working properly. These include the 'm' key - sometimes if I press it, it doesn't work at all. Other times, I'll press it once and two or three 'm's will appear. I get the latter problem with the comma key and the full...

Hi all, A while ago, I spilt some coke on my laptop's keyboard, and ever since the keys on the numpad have been sticky, but the computer still worked perfectly good besides that. However, yesterday, while the machine was out, but not on, some water was knocked onto the machine, coincidentally...

My laptop had a problem starting, so i took out the SSHD for a while, when i put it back some keys on the keyboard were not working, funny thing is the keys that do not work change everytime i switch it on

A large number of faults have developed very quickly (over the course of about 3 days) with my Toshiba laptop. Operating System: Windows 8.1 64-bit (6.3, Build 9600) (9600.winblue_gdr.140305-1710) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: TOSHIBA...

The letter l (L) appears on its one and all the time. However if I select L it does not work. Also the mouse pad is not always working. I can hear the binging sound in the background and sometimes it just goes back to the log in page. My laptop went mental, how can this be fixed?

OK I have read through many forums and none apply to me because most are for laptops or another USB works. After waking the PC from sleep mode my wireless mouse and keyboard weren't working (2 different makes so 2 different adaptors and ports in use). The keyboard lights up when batteries are...

Why is my laptop keys delaying everytime I turn it on? I have to keep restarting for it to stop, but when it happens, I have literally hold a key until it begins to enter. It's not the type of delay where theres a lag, but more of a delay until the laptop recognizes that im clicking it. I...

Typed letters jump to another word or sentence. Whole sentences disappear. Mozilla made changes to my email lately. Did they cause this? Toshiba laptop 2+ years old. This post just jumped to Google!

hi i have a x200ca notebook pc as my second asus device the keyboard is not working and the touch screen will not type either

For some unknown reason my Caps lock,M,S,D,G,H, Up Arrow. stop working all of the sudden even tough it was fine just 3 seconds ago. i think because i press the arrow and D button too hard before? i am sorry, i cant explain much. its Hard to type like this with on screen keyboard

I can't type the symbol "@" using shift + 2. Why is this? Please help me solve this problem.

I have a Dell L702X and cannot find the NumLK LED indicator on my keyboard. Can someone tell me the location.

Dear Forum, I am a ASUS X453MA user who have upgrade my PC from Windows 8.1 to 10 since November ago. Few days ago, I stucked on a problem. My 'n', 'o', 'j', and '9' key on keyboard doesn't work properly. I've contacted the ASUS Helpdesk by chat, they recommend me to bring the NB to Service...

I have acer Aspire E1-410G with windows 10 and the same problem when i had windows 8

Hi Perks!! In my lenovo G500 laptop, one row of the keyboard is not working. It is the 4th row (<CAPSLOCK>ASDFGHJKL;'<ENTER>) that is not at all working. Does anybody have any idea about this. Your attention is much appreciated. Thanks in advance, Vamsi

I have owned this Lenovo z400 laptop for 2 years and yesterday the left shift key, capslock, G, and H keys became unresponsive. At first the G and H keys were outputting 4 and 7 respectively. Then later that day they became completely unresponsive. After looking for an answer I have tried the...

My keyboard for my laptop won't work. I was working on something until some of the keys suddenly wouldn't work. I tried restarting it but it turned out that I accidentally switched the language but luckily I turned on the on-screen keyboard and I got in. The keyboard is pretty clean and I...

Hello. I have a problem with my laptop's keyboard where it types the wrong keys for every key besides the alt, shift, ctrl, fn, and windows keys. I've tried the num lock toggle solution, system restore, and made sure the the langauge was correct but still no avail. eg. f=h, w=d, k=y, f3=w...

I recently purchased a used Acer laptop and after installing an SSD the keyboard does not work anymore. I followed this thread in order to replace the harddrive and everything seems connected: http://www.tomsguide.com/forum/id-2405279/disassemble-acer-aspire-v15-572-5217.html I had to...

I do not have a laptop, but I saw no category for desktop computers, if I put this in the wrong area, can you put it there for me? Thanks. I have a Asus Computer with a Samsung monitor (running on Window 8.1), I plugged the keyboard into computer and the keyboard is unresponsive. We have gotten...

So would anyone happen to know how to make an hp laptop keyboard work again i just opened up mine to find none of the keys randomly working and the thing is, mine requires my e-mail in order to log in, so i can’t really check to see what’s up or even to system restore it. (which is proving to be...

keyboard and touchpad do not work after May 2015 Windows update. They work again after system restore to before update. Screen keyboard unaffected. Toshiba says problem with corrupted file(s) caused by Windows update, willing to fix for $100 subscription. Seems like a con. Suggestions, other...

Hello. I’m using a MSI GT70 on Windows 8. Since yesterday morning my laptop keeps automatically typing everywhere the letter “ù” or the symbol “%” without stopping. When I try to type something anywhere, like on Gmail, on the Google Search bar, on Word, or on any Forum, my computer starts...

So I had my TAB key fall off of his keyboard and can't seem to find support for it anywhere and from what I can tell it is a completely unique keyboard type. I can't find how to replace it anywhere. So I was wondering if anyone could help me out with that? As a side not my warranty expired.

When I click the shift, then ', the " isn't coming out. Instead, the @ is the one that came out on screen. What to do?

Trying to fix a Toshiba Satellite Pro C650 Model: PSC09A-01W021 Once I get to the log in screen/locked screen on windows 7 Home Premium NOTHING works, Mouse pad don't work, no keys work, I've tried some solutions but nothing seems to work.. I hear what sounds like a screw that is running...

Dear community, You are my last chance to deal with this horrible head ache. It is Samsung ChronoZ 7 series - NP700Z5C-S03UK intel i7 gt 640m 4gb ram 1tb hard and 0% response. So it started from a Windows 8 met a problem called ACPI BIOS error and was restarting non-stop. Ive tried to access...

I have a HP-Pavilion G6 laptop with AMD A6 cpu. Few days ago after I turned it back on from sleep it's touchpad and and keyboard stopped responding.I tried restarting and doing the battery trick still it did not repsond.Next I tried using USB mouse and keyboard and they work fine in windows but...

Hello!, My internal keyboard has liquid damaged (Coke Spilled On It) and now every so on when I play my games it bugs up and I can't control it!? My keyboard go out of control! How do I disable it, When I try to uninstall it would just re installs after reboot! I'm running windows 8.1 on a...

For about a day or two now, MY caps locK bUtton has bEen bLINkinG ON anD OFF CAUSINg my senTENces to look like this anD mY mouSE To FREEze As WELL. sometimes it woN't respONd when I TAP IT EITHER. IT'S COMPLETELY RANdom anD EXTREMELY ANnOYINg. does anYONe knOW HOW TO FIX THIS?

I have an Acer Aspire 421-E1, suddenly one night a few key stopped working and the keys started malfunctioning like when I pressed "L", "3" would show up, thinking of it as a minor problem I shut it down. The next morning when I booted the pc, NO KEYS WERE WORKING. Please Help, I feel I have...

Hii, I had purchased Acer aspire E1-572 laptop. sunddenly 3 keys (CAPS, A, windows_key) has stopped working. Please help me to find the default. I am using windows 8.1 professional. And i have tried to install drivers that is available on acer website..

Some of the keys on my samsung rv511 laptop have stopped working could this need a replacement keyboard?

So I have a dell Inspiron from like 5 years ago and when I go on it I always spend forever opening anything so I wanted to know if anyone can like skype call me some night and help (I'm 15, don't be a weirdo) or can anyone offer me a video or advice on what to do? I want to clean out the hard...

my c and x button didnt work on the keyboard but it still works on the on-screen keyboard.can someone help me?