Not sure when but I realized just today that the built-in keyboard stops working. The led lights work fine. And if I press Fn + F11, it could even disable mousepad for me, but other keys just stop working. Tried update bios, uninstall driver, reset laptop...
Yeah, external keyboard works. Actually, the built-in keyboard works well in Diagnostic page (enter by F12 during starting up) but not in BIOS page. I also tried hard reset. I'm feeling it is a driver issue (tried uninstall it already)
Hi @spikeyMushroom welcome to this free user to user Alienware laptop discussion forum. This is not Dell Support.
If keyboard fully functional in Windows Safe Mode, but not in Windows Normal mode, it seems there is an application conflict. Updating the appropriate driver should reinstate keyboard function.
Exact same issue here. Ran through ePSA on my own and all the keys were registering in the test just not when you actually boot into windows. Spent 2hrs on phone support yesterday and now they are sending out a new motherboard to be installed.
In all honesty, I think I'd rather just have a faulty keyboard since I use this laptop with a dock and external bluetooth keyboard anyways. I've only had it 5months. Very disheartening.
What other problems will arise after a motherboard replacement? Stayed Tuned!
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If you try a USB keyboard does it work properly?
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