Keyboard Issues

Archangel · Post by **Archangel** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 6:39 pm

I was wondering, if someone could help with a dilemma that has apperaed.

My new laptop has a different registration for it's keys. When I press certain keys nothing happens such as Right Shift key and the [`] key. While other keys send the wrong information. ] gives me [ and \ gives me ]. The [ key does nothing. Is there a way to fix this when I run certain applications.

Dos Especially.

Post by **Zenith Nadir** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 11:34 am

Archangel's Fortress
Divide and Conquer

Nixon · Post by **Nixon** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:44 pm

Check that your keyboard layout is set to US

Archangel · Post by **Archangel** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 4:20 pm

Thankyou Nadir, you can always make me laugh when I'm feeling down.

Yes. it's set to US

Commodore · Post by **Commodore** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 4:58 pm

is this really a new laptop or a new used laptop?

Archangel · Post by **Archangel** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 6:29 pm

Sorry, I only use new products. Used condoms might break!

Post by **Quantum P.** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 12:22 am

If the laptop was like this when you got it, I'd suggest taking it in to wherever you bought it, or calling Dell or HP or whoever the manufacturer is. You'd expect that basic functionality like that would work out of the box.

Otherwise, it almost sounds like someone pried off your keys and switched them around. Does the right side of your keyboard look like this (last 3 keys)?

Code: Select all

{    }     | 
[    ]     \

Another thing you could try is booting the computer using a different operating system and seeing if the keyboard problems remain, in order to rule out a hardware problem.

Archangel · Post by **Archangel** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 2:36 am

dude linux sucks

astral · Post by **astral** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:10 pm

He's not telling you to install it, he's telling you to download an OS you can boot into from disc without installing it just to test and see if it's your physical keyboard that's fucked up, or if it's a software related problem. If the problem doesn't manifest in the "temporary" live CD operating system, it's software. Otherwise it's hardware.

Post by **Quantum P.** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 4:16 am

What astral said. Sorry if I was unclear.