| From: | Bob Rickman |
| Date: | 26 Apr 2001 at 10:36:21 |
| Subject: | Re: Keyboard problem |
Hi Don,
On 25-Apr-01, Don Cox wrote:
> On 25-Apr-01, Bob Rickman wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have a keyboard problem that has appeared overnight, maybe someone
>> has an idea how to rectify it other than "Buy a new keyboard"
>>
>> It is a PC keyboard that I have been using for some time, and the non
>> functioning keys are all in a line namely ; _-(underline & hyphen
>> key),square and squiggly left bracket key, at and hash key , right
>> shift key, and right control key. I`ve cleaned the circuit sheets with
>> dry paper hankie tissue, didn`t dare use any kind of solvent, and
>> blown out all dust, tobacco etc. No coffee or any other beverage
>> stains responsible. I`ve used a german keymap to type this message.
>> Any ideas anyone?
>
> Bin it and buy a new one. It's only worth trying to repair a keyboard
> if it's an Amiga one, because those are getting rarer.
Right; I've fitted a new keyboard and the result is exactly the same,ie
still same keys not working. I've run Quarterback Tools/repair over my
workbench partition and also Virus Checker and also installed my back up
from before this problem existed. Any other ideas please?
Regards,
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