How to fix a defective key
My 9 and 7 key on my macbook (old metal version) are not working, any way of fixing? I've restarted many times and tried to find the so called "copper section" under the battery and couldn't locate it, all help is appreciated, I REALLY need it fixed! Thanks!
Hi Oldyoungguy,
Welcome to Lenovo Community!
As per your query we understood that you are facing issue with ‘D’ key is not working on ThinkPad.
This kind of issue will occurs if there is any issue with the hardware, however you can try uninstalling the keyboard adapter from device manger and restart the system.
Check if the issue occurs in safe mode also.
Check with external keyboard to confirm.
Hope this helps!
Best regards,
Hemanth Kumar
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