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From: Patrick Keenan on 3 Feb 2010 17:11

"lenny109" <lenny(a)thetakeout.com> wrote in message
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> It looks like it must be the keyboard controller. No difference in safe
> mode, or using a bartpe startup disk but a usb keyboard works just fine.
> How much does it cost to have something like this repaired or is it a
> replacement MB needed in which case a new laptop is needed or just use the
> usb keyboard of course.

The keyboard controller is often part of the keyboard assembly, not the
motherboard.

You may well be able to find a laptop service place that can replace the
keyboard and solve this problem, at reasonable cost. The manufacturer may
also be able to supply original parts.

HTH
-pk

>
>
> "lenny109" <lenny(a)thetakeout.com> wrote in message
> news:YaOdna_qXd1YEfXWnZ2dnUVZ7rKdnZ2d(a)pipex.net...
>> Hi,
>> I have a Toshiba Equium laptop with XP Home installed. The keyboard has
>> suddenly gone weird. When I press the Q key it types Qaz, if I press it
>> again it will be Aqz and then various other variations of those letters
>> each time. A also types different as does many other keys. Some don't
>> type anything, the N seems to have turned into the insert key. Delete
>> doesn't work but backspace, R, T, U and others work fine. the caps lock
>> key doesn't work but V seems to turn caps on and off. I have reformatted
>> the drive and reinstalled XP. I have also gone into the Bios and reset it
>> to defaults but the keyboard is still exactly the same.
>>
>> Any ideas what it might be?
>>
>> Cheers
>> Lenny
>>
>
>

From: Pegasus [MVP] on 3 Feb 2010 17:45


"lenny109" <lenny(a)thetakeout.com> said this in news item
news:Yo6dnSMfZ_AFSvTWnZ2dnUVZ8iWdnZ2d(a)pipex.net...
> I have a BartPE disk so I will give it a go this evening. Will post back
> shortly. Thanks for advice.

Great! It's what I would have used right from the start in order to
eliminate (or otherwise) Windows as a culprit.

From: 3c273 on 3 Feb 2010 18:27
Not sure which model number you have but here is a guide to removing the
keyboard. Looks like you'll need to be careful with the keyboard protector
strip and the clips.
http://www.ehow.com/how_2158645_remove-toshiba-equium-keyboard.html
Louis

"lenny109" <lenny(a)thetakeout.com> wrote in message
news:bJqdneHancNxe_TWnZ2dnUVZ8lmdnZ2d(a)pipex.net...
> It looks like it must be the keyboard controller. No difference in safe
> mode, or using a bartpe startup disk but a usb keyboard works just fine.
How
> much does it cost to have something like this repaired or is it a
> replacement MB needed in which case a new laptop is needed or just use the
> usb keyboard of course.
>
>
> "lenny109" <lenny(a)thetakeout.com> wrote in message
> news:YaOdna_qXd1YEfXWnZ2dnUVZ7rKdnZ2d(a)pipex.net...
> > Hi,
> > I have a Toshiba Equium laptop with XP Home installed. The keyboard has
> > suddenly gone weird. When I press the Q key it types Qaz, if I press it
> > again it will be Aqz and then various other variations of those letters
> > each time. A also types different as does many other keys. Some don't
type
> > anything, the N seems to have turned into the insert key. Delete doesn't
> > work but backspace, R, T, U and others work fine. the caps lock key
> > doesn't work but V seems to turn caps on and off. I have reformatted the
> > drive and reinstalled XP. I have also gone into the Bios and reset it to
> > defaults but the keyboard is still exactly the same.
> >
> > Any ideas what it might be?
> >
> > Cheers
> > Lenny
> >
>
>


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