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Rogue LemonRogue Lemon Registered User regular
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  • EshEsh Portland, OR__BANNED USERS regular
    What is the make and model? Also, why not use the onscreen keyboard and type with your mouse for the time being?

    "At first he thought it might be a natural occurrence - maybe a rabbit. But upon closer inspection, it was clear a knife had been used. And rabbits don't carry knives."
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  • MushroomStickMushroomStick Registered User regular
    Maybe get a usb keyboard to at least get you through troubleshooting the problem.

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  • DrezDrez Registered User regular
    Did you spill soda in it? Or water? Or Gatorade? Or lemonade? Or iced tea? Or fruit punch? Or Snapple? Or beer? Or orange juice? Or pineapple juice? Or pig's blood? Or some other liquid? Or did you maybe sweat on it a lot? Or take it out in a heavy rain?

    That happened to one of my keyboards after I had basically turned it into a canteen.

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  • EshEsh Portland, OR__BANNED USERS regular
    Drez wrote: »
    Did you spill soda in it? Or water? Or Gatorade? Or lemonade? Or iced tea? Or fruit punch? Or Snapple? Or beer? Or orange juice? Or pineapple juice? Or pig's blood? Or some other liquid? Or did you maybe sweat on it a lot? Or take it out in a heavy rain?

    That happened to one of my keyboards after I had basically turned it into a canteen.

    He said something happened to it in transport.

    "At first he thought it might be a natural occurrence - maybe a rabbit. But upon closer inspection, it was clear a knife had been used. And rabbits don't carry knives."
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  • MushroomStickMushroomStick Registered User regular
    Sounds like he baggage checked it at an airport and it came back like this.

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  • Rogue LemonRogue Lemon Registered User regular
    Onscreen keyboard is a good idea, but it's almost as tedious as the highlight and delete method. I need to be able to write properly for school'. It's an ASUS U8OV laptop, about 3 years old.

    Nothing was spilled, but I can probably get my hands on a USB keyboard for cheap.
    But I'd rather try to fix the issue if anyone has any ideas about what's going on.

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  • NibbleNibble FormosaRegistered User regular
    It's possible that one or more mechanisms under the keys is stuck, and you could get it checked out at a computer repair shop fairly easily.

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  • EshEsh Portland, OR__BANNED USERS regular
    Nibble wrote: »
    It's possible that one or more mechanisms under the keys is stuck, and you could get it checked out at a computer repair shop fairly easily.

    Yeah, it's going to be something physical, and unless you're comfortable poking around in your laptop, take it in.

    "At first he thought it might be a natural occurrence - maybe a rabbit. But upon closer inspection, it was clear a knife had been used. And rabbits don't carry knives."
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  • RikushixRikushix Registered User regular
    It wouldn't hurt to remove your keys and give the underside a good cleaning, but a simple contact problem wouldn't normally cause the "linked keystrokes" you're describing. I would get it fixed somewhere reputable.

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  • Skoal CatSkoal Cat Registered User
    Is the keyboard linking keys that are near each other?

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    Skoal Cat is correct.
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  • Rogue LemonRogue Lemon Registered User regular
    Skoal Cat wrote: »
    Is the keyboard linking keys that are near each other?

    Yes anmd no. Most are one or two keys apart, but M anmd D are al'so inexplicabl'y together.

    I took it apart anmd cl'eanemd it out mdysel'f. No change. Il'md afraimd I mday be fuckemd.

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  • Skoal CatSkoal Cat Registered User
    Sounds like some weird ass series of shorts coming from a crack board somewhere. I'd start looking into replacement keyboards on eBay.

    edit: btw, this is one of my favorite OPs ever

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    Skoal Cat is correct.
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  • spool32spool32 Contrary Library Registered User regular
    If you haven't made an insurance claim with the airline, do so IMMEDIATELY. They will probably pay for your damage.

    Sadly, it'll be a little more of a challenge to get restitution now... checking a laptop is a bit crazy, and I wouldn't have even left the airport before testing it to verify it worked. But contact them ASAP.

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  • MushroomStickMushroomStick Registered User regular
    Sounds like some circuit board/ribbon cable or something cracked and its messing with the keyboard matrix.

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  • TechnicalityTechnicality Registered User regular
    This happened to my Eee 901 after I took it apart to remove a small piece of plastic that had fallen in and was preventing the fan moving. I guess I wasn't gentle enough with the ribbon cable.

    Luckily the keyboard on the Eee just pops off when you press some plastic tabs in, so I bought a new keyboard for my model nice and cheaply on Ebay and problem solved.

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  • mtsmts Registered User regular
    they probably wont pay for any damage since they tell you not to check laptops

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  • Niceguy MyeyeNiceguy Myeye Registered User regular
    A stopgap solution for this can be to use the Windows Onscreen Keyboard (I have no clue about macs, but they probably have a similar feature).

    This works on Vista and 7; I'm not sure about XP

    Start/programs/accessories/ease of access/on-screen keyboard.

    Link to Microsoft page about it with video

    Article I didn't read about how to use Mac OS onscreen keyboard

    I realize that you won't be able to type fast, but if you need to do something that works and don't have a usb keyboard, you can do this until you get one or your laptop fixed.

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  • tofutofu Registered User
    Make sure it's not a software problem. If something really is wrong with your keyboard it's really easy to buy a replacement on ebay (or from your laptop manufacturer) and install it yourself for cheap. You can try filing a claim with the airline but good luck

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