Down Arrow key stopped working and the Shift 2 for "@" stopped working?

Only had the MacAir for a Month.
Other arrow keys work fine. then the Shift 2 "@" won't work now.
What the route for fixing this problem

Hi BGreg,
Thanks for your speedy reply! That document is useful however how do I get the keycap off, as it only explains how to get the keycap back on. Again I've had a look for info pertaining to getting the key off and haven't found anything, does anyone know where this document is?
As a side note was in a store today looking at the latest 17" macbook pro. Soooooo nice. Think it might be time for an upgrade next year!

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I have had the HP Pavilion g6t-1b00 CTO Notebook PC for a year or two now. I've been having a couple of problems with internet connectivity and putting my computer on "sleep".
However, few days ago, my keyboard randomly started acting weirdly. When I would try to type certain letter/numbers, they would come out differently.
Ex. pressing the space bar would show up " ./M" instead
I tried restarting my computer many times and installed a BiOS update which fixed all of my issues except for my up and down arrow keys. As of now, they have no function; I can't scroll with them and they don't seem to be taking on the role of another key. I have tried using the keys on different programs. Using the touch pad to scroll works but I still can't use the up and down keys.
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Hello Larasoft,
I understand you’re up and down arrow keys are not functioning, is that accurate? I will do all I can to help you with this issue.
I want you to access the setup menu to test the keys out, see instructions below.
1.       Shut down the computer.
2.       Locate the F10 key across the top.
3.       When you turn the computer back on immediately start tapping the F10 key repeatedly.
4.       If successful you should be on setup utility screen. What’s different about this is you can only use you arrow keys to navigate.
5.       Try working the arrow keys up and down on different menus and see if they work.
6.       Once you tested it press F9 to setup defaults and then press F10 to save and exit.
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Spacebar,Enter,Delete,up and down Arrow keys are not working...

Hello Everyone,
My Hp Laptop has gone through a serious problem. Its Spacebar,Enter,Delete,up and down Arrow keys have stopped working . I am not sure how this problem caused . So i gone through varios fixes, that were -
1. Rstoring to an earliar date.
2. Re-installling Keyboard driver
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the some of the information related my HP laptop are-
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ram 4 gb.
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can anyone please suggest me is it a hardware related problem or some software/driver related ? And also what next i do to fix this serious issue...
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Hi Alien004,
You and Advance23 have pretty much covered everything at this point and I believe that it is a hardware issue. I would advise that you contact HP regarding a possible repair. You can reach HP Total Care at 1-800-474-6836 in North America or start here outside of North America.
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