ESC Caps Lock and Tab keys not working

I have keys that are not responding on the key board while others are working just fine.

Please reset the SMC, this may take up to 3 attempts to "take." If you still have trouble then try a USB keyboard and see if that works, if it does that points the finger at the keyboard which will need to be replaced.
To do a SMC reset, simply power off the computer, remove the power cord from both the wall and computer, wait 15-20 seconds and reboot.

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Since I upgraded to 10.10.3 I've had no tab key or caps lock. No one else has written about this. Am I the only one having these problems?
I guess I will take the keyboard home to try with a different Mac.

Hi venustas,
It sounds like you updated your computer and now 2 keys do not appear to be working. You should use this section of the following article to troubleshoot that:
OS X Yosemite: If keys on your keyboard don’t work
If other keys don’t work
You may have accidentally set an option that changes how your keyboard operates.
Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Dictation & Speech, then click Text to Speech. If “Speak selected text when the key is pressed” is selected, deselect it or click Change Key to select another key.
Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Accessibility, then click Keyboard. Make sure Slow Keys is turned off. If Slow Keys is on, you must hold down a key longer than usual before it’s recognized.
Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Accessibility, then click Mouse & Trackpad. Make sure Mouse Keys is off. If Mouse Keys is on, pressing keys in the numeric keypad moves the pointer instead of entering numbers.
Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Keyboard, then click Input Sources. Select “Show Input menu in menu bar.” Open the Input menu, then make sure the correct keyboard layout is selected.
To see the keyboard layout, click Keyboard, then choose “Show Keyboard & Character Viewers in menu bar.”
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My HP Pavilion dv4-1275mx notebook runs Windows Vista Home Premium service pack 1 for 64x-based systems.
Recently, when I turn it on, the led lights @ the caps lock and scroll keys repeatedly flash once.
I'm not sure what, if anything, happened prior to this starting. It's possible that there was a power surge when it was shut off, or it may be related to doing a McAfee virus scan or installing the latest version of a software, e.g., Adobe Reader.
I was able to use my System Recovery disks to reinstall the Vista software, thinking this might "kickstart" my computer into working, e.g., as part of the restart process. After the reinstallation, I was able to use my computer, although the led lights continued to flash. However, once I shut down my computer, I have been unable to restart it. The leds continue to flash upon start-up, and I have not been successful in again reinstalling the Vista software. (I thought if could get my computer to work again that way, it might stay accessible if I used hiberate mode instead of shutting it down.)
The computer's about 4-1/2 years old. The screen has a short of some kind (only turning on when the screen is low to the keyboard, so I use an external monitor.

Try the steps in the following weblink:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&docname=c00372748
If the issue persists, please read the following document, understand the LED blink code, identify the root cause and try troubleshooting appropriately:
http://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/kb/docDisplay/?javax.portlet.begCach...
I am an HP employee.
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Perhaps there is something in this article that might help:
[Some of the keys on my keyboard don't work|http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300547]
If there is no soulution in the article, try the genius bar if it's under warranty or an authorized repair location can probably give you a quote if it's not. You could even try an external keyboard.
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My 'F' and 'w' keys arent working, and because I have a Built-in HDD user password of which contains those letters, I can not start up my computer.
I had a 'startup' problem a couple of months back, and what I had to do was restore my laptop to a previous date. I did this through Boot management during startup. The only thing is I cant remember how to do it now.
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If W and F key dont work I would recommend replacing the keyboard or use an external one. In my opinion its the best choice because you also need the keys for typing letters or emails
You can get a new keyboard from an authorized service provider in your country.
> I cant find any restoration disks that may have come with my laptop
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"backspace," "g" and "h" key not working

Hello,
Suddenly the "backspace," "g" and "h" keys stopped working. Due to this issue, I can't log in to use my computer.
Please, help.
I have a Pavilion g7-1260 us Notebook PC, Windows 7.
Please help becasue I can't use my laptop at all.
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Hi Carlos,
Well, to get logged in (assuming your PC is at least booting up to the Windows Logon screen), you can try to use the On-Screen Keyboard, just click on the Ease of Access button (should be on the lower left hand side of the logon screen) and put a check mark in the box next to "Type without the keyboard" and select OK. This should bring up the On-Screen Keyboard and allow you to enter your user name and password. Note that I'm assuming here that you couldn't get logged on because either your user name or password or both uses one of the keys that isn't working.
Alternatively you can also just connect an external USB keyboard, like what you might use with a Desktop PC.
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To test your keyboard, reboot the computer and press F2 to access the UEFI diagnostics. You can find the full procudure in this document:
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If you don't have the lastest UEFI diagnostics installed on your PC, you can get the download here for your model PC:
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There is a keyboard test under system tests, it may take a while to get through the test procedure, but it will verify if the keyboard hardware is functional or not.
If the keyboard test all pass, but you still have problems with some keys on the keyboard, check that the keyboard language has not been changed. Go to Start --> Control Panel, choose "Change Keyboards or other input methods", then click the Change Keyboards button. Based on your model, you should have the English (United States) - US option selected. If some other keyboard is selected, that can cause some weirdness with your keyboard.
Good Luck!
Although I am an HP Employee, I am speaking for myself and not for HP.

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