Re: Satellite L500 - Keyboard starts typing Giberrish

Hi
Wondering whether someone can help. I recently purchased a Satellite L500 and the keyboard is giving problems. Every day two or three times it starts typing giberrish - i.e I type L it will type another letter and so on - and it only fixes the problem by doing a reboot.
Any idea what may cause this problem or how it can be fixed? Its a brand new machine so I am surprised by the problem?
Many Thanks
Partha

Hi Partha,
> Its a brand new machine so I am surprised by the problem?
That makes no difference. Such problems or other ones can happen always even the notebook is few days old.
Regarding your problem: Have you checked the keyboard input language? I dont know which native language you want to use but I would recommend removing all other languages.
Start > Control Panel > Regional and Language Options > Language > Details
In worst case if it would be a hardware issue, you should get a new keyboard for free from an authorized service provider due warranty.

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