Dave:
I'm beginning to think you are correct.
Will let everyone know the outcome once I talk with my I T people tomorrow.
Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Dave Basden
Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2014 10:10 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Off Topic: Strange Laptop Keyboard Problem
Hi Tom,
If you are getting nothing from the keys, I don't think I was correct about
the internal keypad. You would get numbers or some other keypad key. Now
it sounds like maybe the plug from the keyboard is partially unplugged or
that the keyboard itself needs replacement.
73,
Dave, W7OQ
At 06:13 PM 7/6/2014, you wrote:
>Howard:
>
>The keys are completely dead.
>
>I also have discovered that the f 7 and f 8 keys don't work, and the
>arrow keys are flaky.
>
>Not good.
>
>Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: For blind ham radio operators
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>On Behalf Of Howard, W A 9 Y B W
>Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2014 8:06 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Off Topic: Strange Laptop Keyboard Problem
>
>Tom,
>
>Do the keys in question do any character at all, or are they completely
>dead?
>
>Howard #3
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ron Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2014 6:58 PM
>Subject: Re: Off Topic: Strange Laptop Keyboard Problem
>
>
> > Hi Guys and Gals,
> > If this is what has happened, the common keystroke is Function Key
> > plus Numl= ock key. Press and hold Func, then tap Numlock.
> >
> > 73
> >
> > Ron Miller
> >
> >> On Jul 6, 2014, at 6:55 PM, Dave Basden <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>=20
> >> Hi Tom,
> >>=20
> >> Most notebooks without keypads permit you to turn on a keypad in
> >>part=20 of the main keyboard. You may have inadvertently pressed
> >>the key=20 combo that did this. It has to be turned off again. I
> >>don't know if=20 this is the problem, but it's worth checking on at any
rate.
> >>=20
> >> 73,
> >>=20
> >> Dave, W7OQ
> >>=20
> >> At 03:34 PM 7/6/2014, you wrote:
> >>> Hello, everyone.
> >>>=20
> >>>=20
> >>>=20
> >>> Since this is off topic for the list, please respond to me privately
at:
> >>>=20
> >>>=20
> >>>=20
> >>> [log in to unmask]
> >>>=20
> >>>=20
> >>>=20
> >>> I noticed a very strange keyboard problem this afternoon with my
> >>>Universi=
> > ty
> >>> laptop computer.
> >>>=20
> >>>=20
> >>>=20
> >>> Basically, the entire keyboard works except for the group of keys
> >>>that contains 9, o, l, and the period.
> >>>=20
> >>>=20
> >>>=20
> >>> For some reason, this group of keys is no longer working.
> >>>=20
> >>>=20
> >>>=20
> >>> What is really strange is that the keyboard was working fine
> >>>yesterday, a=
> > nd
> >>> the problem suddenly appeared this afternoon.
> >>>=20
> >>>=20
> >>>=20
> >>> Has anyone ever seen this sort of thing before, and, if so, how
> >>>did you solve it?
> >>>=20
> >>>=20
> >>>=20
> >>> In reality, this is a University-owned computer, so it is a
> >>>problem that they will have to help me with, but I thought it
> >>>would be best to talk to=
> >
> >>> them tomorrow with as much information and as many ideas as possible.
> >>>=20
> >>>=20
> >>>=20
> >>> Everything works fine with an external USB keyboard; it's just
> >>>the one o=
> > n
> >>> the laptop itself that is exhibiting this weird behavior.
> >>>=20
> >>>=20
> >>>=20
> >>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> >>>=20
> >>>=20
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