Portege M200 - strange keyboard issue

I'm having problems with this keyboard. I've edited the text to6correct the faults.
The keys seem to be remapped as follows.
How can I fix this?
6 = 6 + space
space = 6 + space
0 = 0 + y
y = 0 + y
p = p + h
h = p + h
left arrow = left arrow + /
/ = left arrow + /
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Mohd

Hi
How long does this issue occur?
Did you install any 3rd party applications which could have a bad influence on this OS?
Well, if this issue occurs on a fresh recovered OS so it could be a something wrong with the keyboard.
I don't think that this issue can be solved without any experience. In this case you should contact the service.

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