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Toshiba Tecra M9 Keyboard Problem (Phantom button)

post #1 of 6
6/25/09 at 3:33am
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Hi People,

I have a Toshy M9 (Vista Pro OS) that is under a year old and is having a funny problem.

The number 8 button on the keyboard doesn't work when I press it. It works by itself and keeps on pumping out (88888888 etc) when I have any program open that is capable of text input. Even the Windows login gets the 88888 problem.

Can anyone help! Phantom 8 button driving me crazy!

Thanks in advance.

Tristan
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post #2 of 6
6/25/09 at 10:27am
I've had this problem before with an external keyboard. The keyboard was physically damaged. I'd start by replacing the keyboard on your notebook.
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post #3 of 6
6/25/09 at 11:03am
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Hi Steve,

I had a closer look at the keyboard. It seems that the number 8 key is lower than all the others. It could be keyboard damage.

Thanks

Tristan
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post #4 of 6
7/4/09 at 10:36am
try popping the key off and putting it back on i have problems like that all the time
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post #5 of 6
7/5/09 at 8:59am
Be careful of the little retainer plastic pieces under the key
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post #6 of 6
7/5/09 at 10:29am
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Originally Posted by Sirricharic View Post
try popping the key off and putting it back on i have problems like that all the time
Hi there,

I have tried that little trick. I have removed the entire keyboard and found that there seems to be a little indent on the back where the 8 button sits. This could have been the reason.

I think I might just have to replace the keyboard and see what happens.

Thanks for your reply
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