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August 22nd, 2010 11:00
Keyboard returning multiple characters per stroke
Dell Vostro 1700 laptop (with separate numeric keypad next to regular keyboard)
I started having problems where hitting one key would return two characters...the intended key plus an adjacent key.
On the keypad, "7" would return "57" or "75"...but subsequent hits would return "7" . Similar problems were happening on the regular keyboard as well. So, "d" would return "dc" the first time, then "d". "L" would return "L.", etc.
because it was a "generalized" issue, I don't think it was due to dust or debris under any specific key.
It's not doing it now but it was vexing. Does anyone know what could put the machine into such a mode?
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kdanieli
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August 23rd, 2010 07:00
The problem was that for several keys, hitting one key returned that character and an adjacent key's character.
Any suggestions?
kdanieli
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August 23rd, 2010 08:00
so I have now taken it apart and dusted out the keyboard and cleaned the keyboard connector which had some dust inside. Waiting to see if it happens again.
kdanieli
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August 23rd, 2010 08:00
The problem started and stopped again a few times without rebooting or taking any corrective action.