Key board will not work?

My keyboard on my I Pad is frozen and I cannot get my secure code to log on?
. Iam using my Lap top to ask this question presently

Try a reset: Simultaneously hold down the Home and On buttons until the device shuts down. Ignore the off slider if it appears. Once shut down is complete, if it doesn't restart on it own, turn the device back on using the On button.

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Well, now I am having pair problems with Apple key board.
Have replaced the batteries and still had no effect.
Have done everything by the book but with no luck.
Had been working just fine until a few days ago.
Trying to pair it with a Macbook Pro 2.66. (late June 2009).
Trashed the com.apple.bluetooth.plist still will not pair.
Tried: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/26871.html
However this did not help.
The mighty mouse connects with no problem.
Now I must admit I have had nothing but on going problems since installing Snow Leopard.
Never had any issues until Snow Leopard. Go figure.

Just to follow up as of today the key board is now paired.
Go figure why one day it will not work then the next day it will.
After reading many of the comments here there must be some sort of software issue with Snow Leopard.

How to fix my iPhone keys that will not work

When I am using my iphone keyboard, the upper row Q thru P will not work. That is in verticle mode, when laid horizontally, the R will not work.
On the number keys, the 4 will not work. The comma key also does not work.
I was told that a software restore could cure this. Also, I tried to load the new version 7 software, hoping this might help. But the Accept option would not work when accepting the TERMS from Apple. It seems that only works in verticle so that whole row/area does not work.

RESET DEVICE
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My key board is not working after my cat sat on it plus I have a small long flashing box

MY cat sat on my key board during working on a program which adds your signature and now even though I can sign in to my computer with out any problem once into any of my programs I can not type more than one or two letters with pressing very hard. On the key board and also trying at least 2/3 times.
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help Sandra

sandra frombeaconsfield,
Try a SMC reset:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Follow directions for a battery you should not remove yourself.
You can also try a NVRAM/PRAM reset:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
You May also try a safe mode boot, power off the the MBP, Power it back up holding the shift key, hold the shift key till you see the progress bar, then release, allow to finish booting,(note this will take longer than a normal boot) check around, then logout and shut down and boot normally. (this can sometimes fix little problems.
If no joy, take it in to an Apple Genius bar for evaluation, it's free, your furry little friend may have caused some hardware damage, the fact that you have to press hard for it to repond is what me think this.
Best of luck
Best

A few keys on the Integrated key board do not work help

After much trial and error I have found that there is no way for me to fix the fact that my qwertyuio keys on the integrated keyboard do not work....I have not taken my MBP to my local store yet because I have many projects and papers due this week and kinda need it. Luckily i have a bluetooth keyboard that works fine but i do not feel like bringing it everywhere with me in order to work on these papers and projects...where I live in not exactly the quietest place and I would like to go to the library on campus...does not work with those keys not working considering i can type four of the five vowels in the english language

Hello Hickster and welcome the Apple Support Forums,
It definitely sounds like a hardware problem so these things probably won't work but you can try:
Reset PRAM (hold the command-option-p-r during boot up after the chime)
open a new account and see if the problem persists.
go to keyboard preferences and make sure all the keyboard modifier keys are set to default
start the machine in Safe mode by holding the Shift key while it starts.
You could try to reset the SMC by turning off the machine and removing the battery and power cord, holding the power button for 5 secs then putting it all back together.
Like I said, these are unlikely to work but are pretty safe to do. That being said I highly recommend you make a complete cloned backup to another drive before you start messing around with key combinations etc. Be sure to make a back up before you take it in. Specifically back up all the papers you're working on to a thumb drive or some easily accessible media in case there is a problem.
You could then work on your papers with the Library machines (export your files to windows friendly on the thumb drive) while you wait for your MBP to get fixed.
If you still have applecare that is the way to go but if not then you could try to follow the iFixit guides for removing the keyboard and re-installing it to see if it just needed to be reseated. If you have applecare you will void it by doing that so make sure you don't void your warrantee.
Hope you get things figured out.
John

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Contact Apple Service, iMac Service or Apple's Express Lane. Do note that if you have AppleCare's protection plan and you're within 50 miles (80 KM) of an Apple repair station, you're eligible for onsite repair since yours is a desktop machine, and might be applicable to new machines..

I have a power mac g3 it boots fine but mouse and key board do not work

The mac boots fine, I can see desk top, etc. The key board and mouse are connected but do not appear to work. This has just happened.

You could take it to a service center but: 1) It would probably cost more than the computer is worth. 2) You'd be lucky to find somebody who knows what a G4 is (maybe I exaggerate but really, they would laiugh at anything that "old"). 3) I don't think we're done here.
Do you still have the original discs. One of them has a hardware test that you can run. You could also see
if it boots to the original disc and if things still won't work. You could even try OS9.
Also look into CUDA reset and NVRAM reset. I think they are both references in the link I provided earlier.
[X-Lab: The Apple Hardware Test|http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/aht.html]
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Here's the list and downloads for AHT if you have an old G4...
http://www.info.apple.com/support/aht.html
If it really turns out to be the USB hardware that's bad you could probably find a third party USB card you could slip in there for next to nothing and would also give you USB2 speeds. There's minor disadvantages.
Oh, did we determine if it really isn't working at any stage? What about if you hold down the mouse key while booting the computer? That should open the optical drive door if it is being sensed.

Launchpad key board shortcut not working please help me

My launchpad keyboard shortcut not working please anybody help me...

Hello, did it work in the past? Is the key you chose in use by another shortcut?
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The only inconvenience is that you have to go back through almost all your settings and set them to your preference.

Display blank, key board light not working, won't wake up if sleeps.

Hi. I just bought a Toshiba Satellite P850 and after two weeks I had the first big problem.
It starts normally first time but after a shut-down and a few hours later start,the display is blank, any light on.The back light keyboard the same - only the power button and battery/wireless-connection have the light on.
If I shut it down again and then restart (by pressing the power button) nothing happened same screen and no light.
Tried to do this.. remove battery,press pow. button for 30-60 sec,plug charger,and the restart. it works. but after a shut-down and a few hours later restart,I have the same problem. If sleep mode it won't wake up.
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My wireless key board does not work but wireless mouse does?

I can not get my wireless keyboard to work again after i changed the batteries, It work sonewhat before I chaged the batteries but don't work at all now. I tried removing the thing pluged into the usb port and i pushed the connect button on the bittom of keyboard but nothing works. The wireless mouse works fine. What could be wrong?

Not sure which KB you have, but I'd check a few things.
1) You might have a dead battery or two - perhaps try batteries known to be working in another device, such as a TV remote control.
2) The KB shouldn't need to be re-synced just via a battery change. However, if you do resync - you might need to hold the sync button longer. On my TouchSmart IQ804, I usually push mine about 10 seconds or so. I can pull the USB tranceiver out of the back of the unit and put it in the side/front port, that way I can watch the LED that indicates sync/transfer better.
I know that there are some good wireless KB troubleshooting documents on the HP website - here is a link to one of them.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00006821&lc=en&cc=uk&dlc=en
-DM (a long-time HP employee)
-DM (HP Retiree)
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ALT Startup will not work any longer, PRAM reset will not work any longer.

Hi folks,
I just bought and plugged in my Mac Pro to a new Belkin battery back up unit yesterday, and now when I try to restart using the ALT key it will not work, it starts up to my default drive only. When I try to reset the PRAM, using the option-command P-R keys it also boots to the default drive.
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Troubleshooting is sortof voodoo, if you do "a" and get response "b" then don't do it!
There have been other problems, USB hub, cable, etc.
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As for why... I'll leave that for philosophy class.
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