My keyboard has gone crazy

My keyboard has gone crazy: When typing all the upper letters (q,w,e,r,t,y,u,i,o,p,å,) at the same time the number above (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0) is also typing. Somehow I must have activated an effect whiteout knowing it. Pleas help me back to standard keyboard

Like a detectives at a clue-free crime scene, we have dreadfully little information that we can use to help you.
What Mac model and submodel?
What Mac OS version?
What brand and model of keyboard?
Is the behavior limited to just one or two programs or does it happen in all programs?

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I just bought my iMac G5 earlier this month, right before the new iMacs came out. It has been working fine until two days ago. The keyboard stopped working, as in you cannot type anything, but if you click the mouse in the address bar of the safari browser or any other text area, you will see that the spacebar or random letters will write themselves over and over again. If you just happen to nudge or lift the keyboard off of the desk, the volume will sky-rocket and this annoying beeping will ensue. I went into my disc utility and verified and repaired my volumes and it did find errors and it did correct them. After that my keyboard worked again. Last night I came home and found that my iMac's keyboard was at it again and making those horrible error noises and the keyboard did not work. I want to wipe my HD with my startup disc but I cannot access that since I need the C button to initiate the process. As I said before, this is a very new machine and I have very little files on it, which have already been backed up, so it shouldn't be a memory problem. I will probably be calling the help line tonight, but any ideas would be greatly appreciated! Oh and I forgot to mention, it is not a wireless keyboard.

You still have time left on your phone tech help, so call Apple and discuss this with them. It sounds like a faulty keyboard that needs to be replaced or an internal problem, but whatever it is, let Apple sort it out for you.

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Could you provide a little more information? Is it just not appearing? Does a balnk space appear on the screen instead?

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Ok; I'm not sure what you're doing. 36 hours is rather long. Seems like a new migration. Not what I intended.
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here is a video that i found that had kind of the same problem as my iphone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgnkWjGvkYo
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Basic troubleshooting from the User's Guide is reset, restart, restore (first from backup then as new). Try each of these in order until the issue is resolved.
If basic troubleshooting does not resolve, take the device to Apple for evaluation and possible replacement.
Be aware that the iPhone warranty is NOT International. You will need to either return to the US with the device and take it to Apple or ship it to someone you know in the US to take it to Apple.

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Don't worry about Filevault, likely you're not using it if you don't know what it is, but...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FileVault
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An 80GB drive is really too small for later versions of OSX, you need to free up at the very least another 10 to 20GB.

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I did restore the device couple of times and I still have the same problem .. And on more thing, everytime I restored it, I get a msg on iTunes that the device is in recovery mode and that I had to restore the device!!

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4M0T/1/40000003: HDD-1379
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this is the strangest thing that has ever happened and is getting me very confused about my schedule.
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Recently, my Bluetooth keyboard has been spazzing out. Everything is fine and then (boom) it just starts acting as though a key is being held down. I've been using this keyboard and machine (PPC Mini) for three years, and the problem is recent. I dialed back the keyboard repeat rate and delays, but to no avail.
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It is possibly time to buy a new keyboard. Is it the same key all the time? Get a can of compressed air and give the keyboard a good blow through. It's probably a good idea to buy a cheap non-Mac keyboard to keep around for backup.

My wireless keyboard that came with my iMac has gone crazy after changing batteries

When I try to type my user name and password random letter repeatedly appear. This occurred after I removed old batteries, cleaned the keyboard with a cloth and replaced the batteries.

This what Miriam is talking about:
How to Pair your Remote to your Mac:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1619?viewlocale=en_US
(Sorry Miriam!)

My mac has gone crazy...

my mac book is going crazy, the mouse moves of its own accord it clicks on everything and i cannot get control of it, a month ago i was having the same problem and then i stopped useing the laptop for a month and it was back to normal for 3 days only and then it wen back to clicking whatever it wanted and i have no control over the entire laptop.
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Try resetting the pram and SMC
Resetting NVRAM / PRAM
Shut down your Mac.
Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command (⌘), Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.
Turn on the computer.
Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys before the gray screen appears.
Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
Release the keys.
To reset the SMC - Select the correct procedure for your type of MacBook
MacBook and MacBook Pro
Laptops with a battery you can remove
Shut down the computer.
Disconnect the MagSafe power adapter from the computer, if it's connected.
Remove the battery.
Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds.
Release the power button.
Reconnect the battery and MagSafe power adapter.
Press the power button to turn on the computer.
Newer Mac portables with a battery you don't remove
Shut down the computer.
Plug in the MagSafe power adapter to a power source, connecting it to the Mac if its not already connected.
On the built-in keyboard, press the (left side) Shift-Control-Option keys and the power button at the same time.
Release all the keys and the power button at the same time.
Press the power button to turn on the computer.
Note: The LED on the MagSafe power adapter may change states or temporarily turn off when you reset the SMC.

MY BLUETOOTH HAS GONE CRAZY!

Ok. I have been using my macbook well for over a year.
Throughout the year, my bluetooth has worked fine with my apple bluetooth keyboard and mouse.
Occasionally the "no bluetooth hardware" error occurs but a quick restart always fixed it.
Today the problem was more aggressive in that it just won't find it period. I tried everything i found on this discussion forum and finally got it to work after the PRAM reset thing.
NOW... the bluetooth has a mind of its own. It appears and disappears whenever it wants. seriously! my keyboard would work and in middle my typing... just suddenly stop. Then 5 minutes later... i noticed it would work again and suddenly stop. Then suddenly work. etc.
The bluetooth icon in the menu bar changes its status every 2 minutes.
Whatta heck is going on here and how can I fix it?!?!?

I would try four things in order, some of which you may have already done.
1. Run software update.
2. Reset the SMC - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1411?viewlocale=en_US
3. Run the Apple Hardware Test
4. Archive and install

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Then it stopped playing any songs, it would just go to the next song on the album without playing any one. Then when I let the battery run down, it was frozen on the Apple icon when I recharged it with the charger. Then I plugged it into the computer and it showed the charging symbol that means you need to plug it into the charger for the first time.
So I did, and it loaded the iPod like the time I first got it and asked what language I wanted it in and all my songs were gone. Now every time I plug it into the computer iTunes won't recognize it, and every time I unplug it it resets itself again and asks me for the language and I still can't put any songs on it.
HELP??

Okay...
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