Keyboard not working even when trying to go to BIOS

Hi,
I have IBM Thinkpad R60 9458 A13 laptop having Windows 7 ,today its keyboard is not working but in Windows its function keys like brightness or sound is responding without pressing Fn key.
And no other letter or numeric key is responding.
I tried to boot the laptop and trying to press Thinkvantage button, its not responding.
I then inserted Windows 7 OS DVD and when prompt comes to press any key ..i tried all key but no help.
I then clicked on Compatibility option to have keyboard on screen which is working fine.
Pls advise what would have gone wrong
Regards
Sandeep

Hi Sandeep,
Welcome to Lenovo Community Forums!
I’m sorry to hear that a few keys in the keypad of your Lenovo ThinkPad R60 is not working properly.
Check if the keys are working in different applications. Some keys such as the function keys F1 through F12 will not work with every program. An easy way to test this is to open notepad or other word processing program and trying the key. Try getting into safe mode and see if the keys work. Remove the key from the keyboard and clean it. In some situations dirt, hair, dust, etc. can obstruct keys causing them not to work.
Please try to get into BIOS mode and see if the keyboard is working there. Tap F1 key while system shows the Lenovo logo to get into BIOS.
1. If you are able to use the keyboard in BIOS, it could be a software issue. I would recommend in that case to do a System Restore which will revert the settings in your system to a previous time.
2. If keyboard doesn’t respond in BIOS as well, I strongly suggest you to contact our technical support for assistance.
Click here to open a link where you can select the country and get the exact contact support number. I’m sure they will be a great help.
Best Regards,
Mithun.
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