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Think I might have a defective keyboard on a VAIO VGN FS-620

post #1 of 6
12/1/08 at 8:16pm
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What's happening is that when I hit certain keys while typing the cursor will jump to an entirely different position. It appears to happen with certain keys but is sporadic.

I don't believe it's software related because if I boot from a LIVE LINUX CD the problem persists. I have also used the recovery partition and it's still flaky.

I just want a few opinions to confirm my suspicions.

PS; I've also popped of a lot of the affected keys and cleaned under them. Notebook is 3.5 years old.

Thanks

SD
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post #2 of 6
12/1/08 at 11:09pm
Try not to put any pressures on the palm rest while typing and see.

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post #3 of 6
12/2/08 at 12:35am
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Originally Posted by qhn View Post
Try not to put any pressures on the palm rest while typing and see.

cheers ...
I've tried that, doesn't seem to make a difference.

SD
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post #4 of 6
12/2/08 at 11:11am
I would personally remove the keyboard, canned-air it and reseat it first, sometimes it will help. If the issue still persists, then yes, a new keyboard may be in line

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post #5 of 6
12/3/08 at 2:42am
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That's a good idea, I'll try that before I order a new one..

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SD
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post #6 of 6
12/18/08 at 6:02pm
it it possible your hand is brushing the touchpad? sometimes it's not even necessary to actually touch it, just coming close can do it.
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