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pirrad

850 posts

pirrad

SA, 850 posts

2 Feb 2014 8:26pm

Gave the desktop a vacuum yesterday and now have a keyboard issue, no caps locks and the letters b & d won't type. Computer wizzez can you help me?

stamp

QLD

2798 posts

stamp

QLD, 2798 posts

2 Feb 2014 8:15pm

blow compressed air on the desktop: it will reverse the effects of the vacuum.

Gizmo

2865 posts

Gizmo

SA, 2865 posts

2 Feb 2014 8:51pm

pirrad said..

Gave the desktop a vacuum yesterday and now have a keyboard issue, no caps locks and the letters b & d won't type. Computer wizzez can you help me?

ERRRR how did you get the 'b' and 'd' to work on your original post?

Buy a new keyboard, they are cheap enough or pull it apart and give the substrate surface with a light cloth.

tazmania

83 posts

tazmania

WA, 83 posts

2 Feb 2014 6:52pm

Have you tried turning it off and on ?

NotWal

QLD

7436 posts

NotWal

QLD, 7436 posts

2 Feb 2014 9:18pm

Take the b, d & caps lock buttons out of the vacuum bag and push them back on.

GPA

2529 posts

GPA

WA, 2529 posts

2 Feb 2014 7:23pm

Flip it over and give it a good shake... you'll be amazed at the amount of crumbs and eye lashes that come out... maybe a staple or something is shorting across two tracks...

pirrad

850 posts

pirrad

SA, 850 posts

2 Feb 2014 9:57pm

Tried new keyboard and plugging into different ports, same prob with both.

Beersy

TAS

753 posts

Beersy

TAS, 753 posts

2 Feb 2014 10:48pm

That doesn't sound like an issue you could have with multiple keyboards... I think your doing something wrong...

sausage

QLD

4874 posts

sausage

QLD, 4874 posts

2 Feb 2014 9:49pm

I wouldn't be too worried as long as you still have s, h, a, r, & k working

pirrad

850 posts

pirrad

SA, 850 posts

2 Feb 2014 10:56pm

Posting via phone sucks. P,0,r,n are working fine but same issue with two keyboards, it's got me stuffed.

jn1

2763 posts

jn1

SA, 2763 posts

2 Feb 2014 11:05pm

Steve.. strip down. Bath in distilled water for about 15 minutes and then clean with a brush (with components still submerged in distilled water). Dry components at room temperature. When fully dried, reassemble and use. Should fix the problem. :)

pirrad

850 posts

pirrad

SA, 850 posts

2 Feb 2014 11:11pm

Caps works with shift 8utton, no caps lock on any letters. No 8 or _ (souns like) knee .

Skid

QLD

1499 posts

Skid

QLD, 1499 posts

2 Feb 2014 11:04pm

itcouldbeworseyoucouldhaveaproblemwithyourspacebaratleastthatseemstobeworkingfine

Kamikuza

QLD

6493 posts

Kamikuza

QLD, 6493 posts

2 Feb 2014 11:08pm

It could be worse - you could be living in Japan where the keyboard layout of non-ABC characters is all different and doesn't work with English OS and you can only buy Japanese keyboards here and can't buy from Amazon.com because they can't export technology vital to the security of the nation... and - sharks.

Gizmo

2865 posts

Gizmo

SA, 2865 posts

3 Feb 2014 5:02pm

Maybe time for a new computer...... If it's run out of b&d's

Or it's a laptop try recharging, that often put more letters in......

Leroy B

139 posts

Leroy B

WA, 139 posts

3 Feb 2014 2:40pm

Yeah I guess B&D works for some but not for others

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