HP dv-5-1108ax: some keys on keyboard not working - left, right, delete, pg up, pg down
I have looked on multiple different forums and websites to find a solution to my problem but havnt been successful yet. About a month ago the following keys stopped working:leftright arrowdeletepg downpg upend insert I am running vista and have not made any changes that I can think of that would cause this problem. I have tried the following:running the computter in safe mode to see if the keys work - unsuccessfulusing the onscreen keyboard - all of the keys workIf anyone has a solution please let me know. Your help would be greatly appreciated.
I also have simillar problem, following keys on my keyboard doesn't work
left arrow keyright arrow key insertdeletehomeendpg uppg dn
Here is the image (the keys encircled as red don't work).
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Some keys on keyboard not working.
Hello,
I´ve pushed lots of buttons at the same time on accident. and now for some reason, some keys are not responding. I´m pretty sure it´s not broken cause i didn´t push it hard, just a normal push.
? button is not working
: button is not working
1, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 9 keys on the right side of the keyboard are not working. (258 working fine)
it´s pretty strange because when i pushed a lot of buttons it weren´t those buttons on the right side of the keyboard. i didn´t even touch them.
So i think i did an keycombination on accident or something. It also has nothing to do with the language of the keyboard cause that´s all fine.
I´ve tried the keyboard on my macbook, mac pro and even a windows pc. it does the same thing on all 3 computers.
It´s an apple wired usb keyboard.
Does anyone know a solution?rensvanlaar wrote:
i don't think it's damaged, i just pushed a few buttons at the same time, i don't think that can give damage to your keyboard. its not like i slammed it. i just pushed it slightly, if that means it can be damaged then it already would be broken because i type on it every day.
I can understand your frustration. But there is no way any key combo you might have done would affect more than one computer. I suggest you take it to an Apple store or other shop for them to test. -
I have a macbook pro with OSX Mavericks 10.9.5 and some keys randomly are not working. Specifically, the enter/return button, the "p", "0", ";", and all the function keys. What's really weird is that happens randomly. I've never spilled anything on it, and I can't for the life of me figure out how to fix this. Can anyone help? of course this happened after my warranty expired.
**update**
I don't know if this will help someone but I am posting this for that purpose. In the past when I first had this problem, I'd read a post somewhere (sorry, long ago, don't have the link) where an individual was having the same problem and they stated that when the MBP got heated, that's when the keys would stop working, and they went into the MBP and jiggle some stuff around (a specific wire, I'm not electronically inclined so I know NOT of what they spake!). Well I didn't want to do that but it always stuck in the back of my mind. I had given up, really, and was planning to take my MBP to the apple store. But by chance one night I left my MBP on the floor where it's cool, and when I turned it on, the problem went - poof! It seems there was some validity to the post that spoke about heat, because my problems started when I would stream foreign dramas on my MBP for hours at night, and I would hear the fan going off all the time, and in the mornings, my "p", "enter", "0", ";", and all the function keys would stop working.
So, maybe try keeping the MBP in a cool place when it's off. Since I've started doing this overnight every night (keeping it on the cool floor, out of reach of any big feet), I have not had a single problem with my keyboard.
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Greetings all, we are having trouble with several keys on our keyboard not working. First it started with the ENTER (non numpad) key not working, shortly followed by the TAB and CAPS LOCK key.
Any clues as to what caused this and how to fix it? It's the keyboard that came with the iMac. I've already tried unplugging it and plugging it back in.
Thanks.Jo Morley wrote:
None of my left-hand-side modifier keys work (escape button right down to the control button)... problem started when i was using adobe indesign cs3 and now those keys work in any program.
I am having a similar problem, although in my case these keys do not work in conjunction with the "W" key. For example, command-W only works with the right-hand command key, and to turn "w" into "W" I must use the shift key on the right-hand side as well. This machine is less than a week old, and I have Adobe CS2 installed. Have you found any soulutions? -
G60 keyboard has some keys which do not work.
Bottom row and qwerty row all have the outside keys not working. the two center keys on each row work fine. Could this be the keyboard or an asic on the MB?
Hi,
While this could be a hardware issue, it's always worth trying the following.
Shut down the notebook, unplug the AC Adapter and then remove the battery. Hold down the Power button for 30 seconds. Re-insert the battery and plug in the AC Adapter.
Tap away at the esc key as you start the notebook and see if this will launch the Start-up Menu. If it does, select f10 to enter the bios menu. Press f5 to load the defaults ( this is sometimes f9, but the menu at the bottom will show the correct key ), use the arrow keys to select 'Yes' and hit enter. Press f10 to save the setting and again use the arrow keys to select 'Yes' and hit enter.
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L420 Several number keys on keyboard not working (except 5 and 6)
Hi there,
I am having some troubles with the keyboard of my L420. All the numbers (except 5 and 6) and F9 to F12, Insert and Delete are not working.
I found several threads with people describing the same problem (all numbers except 5 and 6 not working) but no solutions yet.
I have tried a System Restore, uninstall the keyboard, and an external keyboard. The numbers do not work neither when running Ubuntu nor in BIOS.
The problem first occured when I woke my laptop from Sleep and tried to enter my password. After using the onscreen keyboard, I was able to login and the numbers worked again. Then after restarting, the numbers stopped working even in Windows running.
I would appreciate any help on this problem. Can someone exclude that it is a hardware problem because 5 and 6 are working? I did not spill anyng on or damage the keyboard.
Thank you very much in advance!Maybe this would work.
Kind regards
Use the Keyboard Viewer to test whether the keyboard keys are responding correctly when they are pressed.
1. Choose System Preferences from the Apple () menu, then choose Language & Text from the View menu (or International from the View menu in Mac OS X v10.5 or earlier).
2. Select Input Sources.
3. Select the Keyboard & Character Viewer checkbox.
4. Enable the input source for the keyboard layout you are testing by selecting the checkbox next to it.
5. Make sure that "Show Input menu in menu bar" is enabled.
6. Choose Show Keyboard Viewer from the Input menu in the menu bar, as shown.
7. The Keyboard Viewer shows the keyboard layout.
8. Type the key on the keyboard that doesn’t respond and observe whether the corresponding key highlights on the Keyboard Viewer. If it does, that particular key is functioning correctly. In the sample shown above the shift and command keys are being pressed.
9. If the mouse keys feature in the Universal Access System Preferences pane is enabled, many of the keyboard keys may not respond as expected.
10. Try starting up into single user mode to determine whether a software issue is causing the issue. -
Some keys still do not work on my Macbook Pro 13"
i have a 13" macbook pro running OS Mavericks
My laptop was on the bed and i found it with dog pee on the right side of the keyboard. i immediately cleaned the top of the keyboard and turned it upside down so liquid would come out. It was clean and the computer was still running so i thought everythings ok. i read 2 magazines and then tried to use my laptop again and noticed the keys were not functioning properly. i pressed several keys to test it and then turned it off. i lifted the laptop and noticed it was still wet underneath. i then felt liquid coming out of the right side. i turned the laptop on its right side so that i could force the liquid to come out. i pressed the power button and it didnt turn on. i attached the charger and noticed the battery was charging but the laptop would still not turn on. i opened the back casing. and saw liquid on top of battery, cd drive and hard drive. i wiped it and dried it with a hair drier. i also dried the keyboard but it would still not turn on.
i waited a few hours and went to the apple store. The service person immediately said the engineers would have to quote me for a new logic board and top case. all he did was stare at the logic board. there was a bit of corrosion but it was like small. i did not go through with the replacements since it would cost me $1330 just replacing and no service fee yet.
i went home and took out the battery, logic board and hard drive. i was able to clean underneath the keyboard which was still a bit sticky with dog pee. i wasn't able to remove the cd drive because the screws were so tight. i the reset the SMC and PRAM. The laptop started. When i was able to see the screen where it had different options like restoring and resetting preferences and something about drives i did not know what to do so i shut it down again. i still could not use the power button so i reset the SMC again. it is the only way to turn on my laptop.The laptop opened. The fan started and the screen showed the login grey screen. I noticed the keyboard was still not working. I could not login to my Admin account because it was password protected. i logged into guest. i went to system preferences and deleted my password for Admin So i could log in to my main account. All the while i was using the on screen keyboard to type which can be opened using keyboard preferences. I realized that my laptop was okay except for the keyboard.
I was able to login to my main account. However i noticed that i could not use my Wi-Fi. It had an error that said -- Wi-Fi: No hardware installed -- i then shut down the laptop once more and disconnected the wires attached to the logic board. i reset SMC again. i logged in my main Admin Account without password and it still showed Wifi hardware not installed. I went to System Preferences and connected the ethernet cable to my laptop. I followed instructions and set up my internet using a dsl connection. i typed my username and password still didnt work i typed my IP address, Subnet mask, Router, DNS server. I got the information from my iphone 4s which was using my current wifi. it still did not work. I kept trying to connect the ethernet restarting the procedures over and over again till suddenly the wifi started working out of the blue.
I then downloaded a remote keyboard app that allows me to use my iphone as a keyboard and trackpad so that i can use my laptop. After one day i can use almost all the letters on my laptops keyboard. however i still cannot use the function keys (except volume down), number keys, delete, enter, arrow keys and most of the punctuation keys do not work. fortunately the option and command keys work i noticed that the left side which i was able to clean from underneath is functioning properly while the right side is not. i also notice that the right side which was peed on has significantly lower back lighting than the left side. im wondering if there is anything else i havent done to fix this issue. pls help and thanks in advance
i will try to open the right side part from underneath to clean it but im apprehensive as i dont want to lose the current progress i have with the laptop.your mac is not going to get better. liquid damage usually gets worse over time.
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Hi guys,
i have the problem that the keys "7, U, J" and "M" on my keypad are not working. Just nothing happens when I press them. I already removed the rubber-keypad once and pushed the real buttons beneath it. This didn't help. I also tried a hard reset, which wouldn't work ether. Any suggestions?
Firmware: 2.0618.07.10
Model: E70-1
Max
Solved!
Go to Solution.Only the NCP will be able to tell you how much the repairs will cost. Take the phone in and ask them to let you know how much it will cost before proceeding.
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Some key commands are not working
I have a 2010 MacBook Pro running OS 10.10.2.
When I use cmd/shift/4, nothing happens. However, these keys work individually. Similarly, in Pages, hitting cmd/shift/> will zoom the content in the window, but cmd/shift/< will not zoom back out. I've check my keyboard settings and all of the keys are mapped correctly and set to default settings. None of them seem stuck down.
Does anyone have any ideas of other things I can check to restore these functions? Thanks!Yes, I've done this already. It looks just like your image.
I rebooted, hoping that would fix it and it did not. Also, this started before I loaded Yosemite and I was hoping loading it might fix the problem if it was something simple like that.
I checked the apps tab also (I have no apps) but the only one on there was the "show help menu" button and the keys listed for it are not replacing any other commands. -
Can't sign in because many keys on keyboard not working
Am able to enter first four letters of my password but when i type the fifth = nothing happens. Nothing happens with the keys starting with Q and ending with O.
(P works) None of the numbers except 0 work..A harmless bit of voodoo to try is
Resetting NVRAM
and
Resetting the System Management Controller
But, chances are, your keyboard or related electronics is broken and needs to be taken in for repair. -
Recently cleaned my keyboard with a multi-surface cleaner and cloth (which I now realise was a bad idea). Initially the Z key would stick, but now the Z key doesn't work at all. To resolve this I have flipped the key off and cleaned thoroughly with 99.7% pure Isopropanol. I have also done the obvious disconnect/reconnect the keyboard, powered the Mac off and back on.
It's a Mac Bluetooth keyboard, and I know I could but a new one for £40-50 on eBay but I wondered if anyone had any other suggestions, or if anyone knows if Apple offer a keyboard repair service (my apple care product expired on 28th Feb and they want to charge me £25 just to ask that question).
Any help would be appreciated.If this is a self administered problem, your Apple care would not have covered you any way. Apple specifically advise you not to clean the keyboard with a liquid. I do understand why you did what you did but it seems to me that the initial problem was caused by the multi surface cleaner, whatever that was. I guess it could have been a small piece of grit initially.
Apple do not have any kind of exchange arrangements or a keyboard repair service unless you were able to take it to an authorised Apple dealer, where they would certainly look at it.
Sorry to seem so negative but the rule is Electronics and Liquids do not happily live together. -
Help! Keys on keyboard not working!
A few days ago I spilled hot wax onto the keyboard of my macbook. I wiped it off as best I could, and everything was working fine! however, yesterday my "t" and "f" keys stopped working, and now other ones are stopping to. I am able to get them to work by pulling off the keys and wiggling the rubber pusher a bit, which fixes it for a while. They also seem to work as long as I hold down on the key for a bit or try pushing it in different places. This is obviously annoying, and I am wondering how i might (cheaply) fix this?
Thank you!Contact Apple using expresslane.apple.com if you are in a country that supports it or call the appropriate phone number on this page. Alternatively carry the MacBook in to an Apple retail store or service provider to ask for an estimate.
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The keyboard for my iMac 9, got wet and is not working correctly. Delete ,return, and some other keys not functioning. In all caps including numerals. I've left it to dry for a few days but still will not work. Computer now in Safe boot mode and I can't login due to all caps and numbers being symbols. Is there anything I can do?
Buy a replacement keyboard. They're only $50-65 USD.
27" i7 iMac (Mid 2011) refurb, OS X Yo (10.10), Mavs, ML & SL, G4 450 MP w/10.5 & 9.2.2 -
Some keys on my pavilion dv7 notebook keyboard not working
For a while now my backspace key and a host of other keys distributed across the keyboard, some on the main alphanumeric key area and others on the numeric key area, are not working. Even after reinstalling windows it's still the same. I tried removing the battery, pressing the power button for about 15seconds then replacing the battery cuz I heard it would reset the motherboard, but nothing changed. Please what else can I try.
Next step is to replace the keyboard. Keyboards tend not to be very expensive and replacement on your model is not too difficult. If you want to try it we need to know the country you live in to find the part.
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macbook pro 15" mid 2010 i spilled water on keyboard now it wont power on if the battery is connected and the keys on keyboard doesnt work it works fine with no battery and external keyboard if i order a battery and new keyboard will every else work again lik it did before
If you have records that show that you've taken your MacBook Pro in for a year to fix the machine, I would escalate the problem to Apple Customer Relations - unfortunately I don't have a number for Spain.
It would only seem logical to me that if you've been trying to have the machine repaired during the time that the 'recall' was in effect that you should be eligible for a new logic board. But only customer relations will be able to make that call.
Good luck - take the issue as high up the food chain as you can and see what happens.
Clinton
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