Keyboard not going away when I'm not typing

My keyboard stopped disappearing when I'm doing things like looking at photos or scrolling through text messages. Suggestions?

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hey guys... i've been reading some of the discussions about HD noises and sounds. it seems like everyones HDs make noise or slow down when tilted. I HAVE THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE PROBLEM. i apologize for the long post:
12" Powerbook [purchased 05/04 and well taken care of]
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its kind of weird. i was running ichat, iphoto, safari, photoshop, and iflash [flashcards] all at the same time when i noticed a significant slow down in performance which stalled all programs. i then head a loud whiring humming buzz that sometimes turned into grinding. of course this freaked me out. i tilted my powerbook backward to give it a listen and then the noise went away. not only that all the programs completed all previous requests faster than ive ever seen them perform before. well i repeated this to see if the effect was reproducable, and it was.
well the next morning i turned it on and my powerbook was working fine. no noises or indications impending failure. well i had to leave the library so i shut my powerbook off but the filevault program wanted to recover unused HD space so i let it do its thing. when i tried to power on my powerbook it got to the grey screen with thespinning gear and wont get past that point.
figuring that it was an HD problem, i got my buddy's ibook, set my powerbook into firewire mode by booting and pressing "T", and connected them. i was able to recover data off of my non admin accounts using Migration Assistant but my main admin account wont let me even touch its files due to the filevault settings. i found away to at least get to my files in the main acct by mounting its .ars [i think thats wht it was] image i found under my non main admin account user folder. the thing that gets me is that i can easily access my HD in firewire mode, but the powerbook itself wont get past that grey apple screen. it makes unusual noises and then stops and stays stuck on that screen with the spining gear going.
now this is a major headache since im a med student and i need my powerbook to access my flashcards, notes, and online resources. ive come to realize how dependant ive been on this machine. can anyone help me? is it my HD thats the problem? is it a filevault thing? do i just need to reformat? why do i get that sound when the PB is flat but it goes away when its tilted? now im kicking myself in the butt for not getting applecare.
thanks guys,
Edward
MS2 Ross University School of Medicine
evilmcnasty.blogspot.com

Edward:
Last week, my PB started making the same noise that you've described, which is opposite of the other posts, ie buzzing when flat, quiet when tilted. I ran disk utility, TechTool Deluxe (that came with AppleCare), etc without finding anything wrong. Yesterday, I noticed that my s.m.a.r.t status shows my hard drive to be failing (in red letters). My understanding is that it will fail eventually, even though I am using the computer without incident right now. Suffice it to say, I have backed everything up and am waiting for the inevitable moment. I plan to call AppleCare today (sorry to hear you don't have it) to enquire about what I should do. In particular, I cannot go without a computer right now, this malfunction being at the least opportune moment. Can anyone say if AppleCare will give me a loaner until my PB is healthy again?
I realize that this post is of little use to your situation, but I just wanted others to know that the "opposite buzzing sound" exists and that it seems to indicate an eventual failure if mine is the typical result of the first buzzing symptoms.
Good luck with yours.
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I understand that your function keys are not working properly. I am happy to help with this.
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Using Microsoft System Restore (Windows 7)
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