A row from cap to return on Keyboard is not working.

It is for 17' Apple PowerBook G4 1GHZ. I bought it used off craigslist for cheap. The only wrong with it is one row on keyboard is not working from caps lock to return. Other than that, everything is working. Why? Is there a way to get a row on keyboard to work before I go ahead to order a used keyboard replacement off ebay? Let me know and thank you!

About the only thing to try, really, in this case is to reseat the keyboard ribbon connectors, which may clear things up. Otherwise, a new keyboard is probably the answer, though less pricey at this link, or just Google search "922-5776 keyboard" for more options.
Not an easy process, unfortunately, as one finds in the iFixit manual pages for that machine's keyboard, but reseating the connector is definitely the thing to try first.
Not to gloat, but it is trivial on a Titanium model.

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