Serious Keyboard problems on X301 with Windows 7

Erratic behavior occurs when typing at normal speeds. The cursor will jump back/forth and up/down randomly. Issue doesn't occur when typing very slow or when using a USB Keyboard (which I'm doing now cause this problem is driving me crazy). I've searched the lenevo boards and came across a similar post from 2009 however the problem was fixed with a BIOS upgrade which I already did without any luck. I'm on BIOS ver 3.10 - 1.05 and have installed all the latest drivers for the x301. Help Please!
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Is the touchpad active? If so, any chance you're brushing it? I run into that problem on my external keyboard.
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