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Name: Repeat3
Date: March 12, 2008 at 16:10:45 Pacific
OS: WinXP
CPU/Ram: ?
Product: Aspire 3003
Comment:

Hello,

A problem with certain keys on my laptop has just appeared while I've been using it. Certain keys have started mapping to the wrong characters, and it suspiciously seems to be isolated to the right side of the keyboard. For example, I hit k and get 2, hit l and get 3.

Any suggestions gratefully received!

Sarah



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Name: XpUser4Real
Date: March 12, 2008 at 16:25:02 Pacific
Reply:

try a different external keyboard and see if it works ok...if it does you may have a bad laptop keyboard.

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Name: Kay Tee Pren Tiss
Date: March 12, 2008 at 16:48:36 Pacific
Reply:

Try reinstalling your laptop keyboard and make sure you install the "French" Keyboard driver.

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Response Number 3
Name: Bakers
Date: March 12, 2008 at 22:05:21 Pacific
Reply:

Laptops have an additional Keyboard Layout, you toggle this by using the 'FN Key plus one other key' which is stated in the User Manual.


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Response Number 4
Name: chrisman7 (by chrisman.7)
Date: March 14, 2008 at 18:47:55 Pacific
Reply:

I hope you did the basic first.
Rebooting.
Checking for bent pins?.
If it is only the kbd then it cant hurt to try cleaning it.


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Response Number 5
Name: Repeat3
Date: March 21, 2008 at 07:20:24 Pacific
Reply:

Doh!

Should I sneak off to hang my head in shame, or admit to having somehow, accidentally hitting the Fn and number lock key.

And I'm not even blonde....

Thanks very much for your time and replies though guys - I'll get my coat!

Sarah


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