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The hell is up with my keyboard?

043043 Registered User regular
edited January 2007 in Games and Technology
My arrows have stopped working, and the numpad's enter key inputs random shit, and has muted my speakers before.

It's a Saitek Eclipse keyboard, if it matters.

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  • Ninja BotNinja Bot Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Clearly this was the work of cyber ghosts. Call Bill Murray and Dan Akaryoyd.

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  • Just Like ThatJust Like That Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    It sounds like..........



    your keyboard is broken.

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  • 043043 Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    But why the fuck would it just do that?

    Are there not plug and play drivers I can install, or something? To at least try and fix it?

    043 on
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  • AzioAzio Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    043 wrote:
    But why the fuck would it just do that?
    They just do.

    Try it in a different PC I guess. If it still doesn't work, throw it out and buy a new one.

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  • Kewop DecamKewop Decam Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    might of just broke, but this sounds like water damage. I breakabout 3-4 keyboards a year (for real) by spilling water on them. This is why i only buy cheap ass keyboards.

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  • MegaMan001MegaMan001 CRNA Rochester, MNRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Dude. Keyboards break. I know this is terrible, but it happens. Did you happen to spill anything on it? Regardless of how well you think you've cleaned it up - it usually spells the end of the keyboard.

    Pop the keys off with a pen and then vaccum / aircan out all the gunk underneath the keys, that may help.

    Otherwise - yeah - but a new one.

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  • robaalrobaal Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Kewop Decam wrote:
    might of just broke, but this sounds like water damage. I breakabout 3-4 keyboards a year (for real) by spilling water on them. This is why i only buy cheap ass keyboards.

    You could get a spill-proof keyboard, eg. some of the IBM Model M ones have drain holes, as do some of the newer desktop keyboards that use laptopish keys. Of course there are always the ones made entirely of silicone, but they probably aren't nice to type on.

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  • victor_c26victor_c26 Chicago, ILRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Kewop Decam wrote:
    might of just broke, but this sounds like water damage. I breakabout 3-4 keyboards a year (for real) by spilling water on them. This is why i only buy cheap ass keyboards.

    I've yet to spill any kind of beverage on my keyboard, but I've been incredibly lucky and careful, though. I drink water and pop daily here.

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  • LegacyLegacy Stuck Somewhere In Cyberspace The Grid(Seattle)Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited January 2007
    How the hell can you guys break keyboards so much? I've had this same keyboard for at least...six years? How? I have no idea...

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  • 043043 Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    I haven't spilled a goddamn thing on it, though.

    Turns out it's only the right and up arrow keys and the numpad enter. Which makes me wonder if my foobar hotkeys fucked it up or something.

    But how could I know?

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  • MalvientMalvient Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    MegaMan001 wrote:
    Pop the keys off with a pen and then vaccum / aircan out all the gunk underneath the keys, that may help.

    I regularly take all the keys out, soak them in hot water, completely disassemble the keyboard and soak the top cover, and then put it back together (dry it all first oh god). A lot of crap gets under the keys, and then gradually carried inside the keyboard itself. Feels brand new afterwards, and they are really quite durable and easy to reassemble.

    I don't recommend this if you're completely retarded when it comes to electronics; but even then you can still pop out all the keys, soak them, and do what the man above suggested and use compressed air and then a vacuum to get all the cat/dog hair(if applicable) and crap out.

    I managed to keep my last logitech keyboard for a good six years before upgrading to this pretty wireless model (with a misplaced insert key.)

    Also, I find a butter knife works excellently for removing keys with minimal effort.

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  • XantusXantus Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Malvient wrote:
    Also, I find a butter knife works excellently for removing keys with minimal effort.

    plus it's all kinds of fun when the keys go flying everywhere.

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  • MalvientMalvient Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Xantus wrote:
    Malvient wrote:
    Also, I find a butter knife works excellently for removing keys with minimal effort.

    plus it's all kinds of fun when the keys go flying everywhere.

    hell yeah.

    "where the fuck is my e?! SHIT"

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  • TM2 RampageTM2 Rampage Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Are your keyboard drivers messed up or something?

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  • Fartacus_the_MightyFartacus_the_Mighty Brought to you by the letter A.Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Try removing whatever software came with your keyboard. Your special function keys won't work anymore, but you'll know for sure if that's where the problem is.

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  • zhen_roguezhen_rogue Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    This sounds really silly, as i'm sure you've already checked, but...

    The number keys doing "random stuff" - did you turn your NUM LOCK off be accident?

    Sometimes a stuck key (any key at all) can cause this as well - make sure you test every single key on the board to make sure it has full functionality and travel/recoil.

    If you think it's a driver issue and not a hardware issue, you can always un-install your current driver, reboot, and re-install the drivers that came with your keyboard.

    I know it sounds inane, but check the above items.

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  • Akilae729Akilae729 Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Throw it in the dishwasher, wait a long while for it to dry before plugging it back in

    ta da

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  • VicissitudeVicissitude Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Akilae729 wrote:
    Throw it in the dishwasher, wait a long while for it to dry before plugging it back in

    ta da

    That doesn't sound safe at all.

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  • ZekZek Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    How some of you guys spill liquids on your keyboards so often is beyond me. I used one for 5 years before it started to act up. I never cleaned it either - the downside being that the thing was pretty fucking disgusting when I actually looked in there after replacing it. Just thinking about it gives me the chills.

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  • AzioAzio Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Vicissitude wrote:
    Akilae729 wrote:
    Throw it in the dishwasher, wait a long while for it to dry before plugging it back in

    ta da

    That doesn't sound safe at all.
    When I was working in IT we used to run loads of keyboards through the dishwasher all the time. It's perfectly safe and works great, as long as it's not one of them fancy-ass wireless keyboards with an LCD screen. Heck, even if it's a fancy keyboard you can usually disassemble it for washing.

    Like, one time I spilled beer all over my Logitech MX5000 keyboard at a LAN party. The keys were sticky as shit the next day so I busted out a screwdriver, took the thing apart, separated the plastic keys as a complete assembly from the rest of the unit, and ran it through the wash cycle. I let it dry overnight, then put it back together and my keyboard was good as new.

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  • GoombaGoomba __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2007
    Legacy wrote:
    How the hell can you guys break keyboards so much? I've had this same keyboard for at least...six years? How? I have no idea...
    I don't think I've ever broken a keyboard, and I've spilled water on my last one a few times. All I did it drain it and it worked fine.

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  • mausmalonemausmalone Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Legacy wrote:
    How the hell can you guys break keyboards so much? I've had this same keyboard for at least...six years? How? I have no idea...

    ditto... my white ms natural keyboard has yellowed with age and has yet to hit a snag. It's like 8 years old now (And Windows 98 certified! w00t!)

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