Ubuntu Problem in Pavillion dv6 3208-tx Notebook PC

I own an HP dv6 3208-tx Notebook PC. I installed Ubuntu 11.04 recently and I'm facing the following problem.
From the bootloader, when I select Ubuntu, it doesn't load. It gets stuck at a black screen without any cursor. If I go to Windows and turn off the ATI graphics card and switch to the onboard Intel card, then SOMETIMES it boots in Ubuntu (This occurance is limited to about one in ten tries).
This makes it very difficult for me as a lot of my work is done on Ubuntu. Please help.

Hello Budge1,
I understand after replacing the keyboard a few keys do not work, is that correct? I will do what I can to assist you with this issue.
Truthfully, you have done all the required troubleshooting. Either the keyboard that you added isn’t any good or it’s not compatible with this system. Due the fact that it doesn’t work properly in bios and you even flashed the bios after and it still doesn’t work. I believe it’s the keyboards’ problem.
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