Slightly odd one, so hoping for a few clues.
Friend has asked me to take a look at his laptop (acer 5532) as it has a faulty keyboard. the 5,% key no longer works and it looks like it has a sticking key as when the laptop is booting it give off loads of beep as if the keyboard buffer is full. There also a clue in that the password window is always full off dots..
So I ordered up a replacement keyboard and installed it. No more beeping pre-boot and system starts. Password box now clear. But the majority of the keys on the keyboard don't function and those that do appear to be mapped to the wrong keys G=3, etc.
Any ideas?
What's most likely, that the Fleabay replacement keyboard is faulty. Fleabay £13 made in China cheapy. (Genuine are £35) or could it be that the keyboard decoder has died in the laptop?
I've replace several tired and worn keyboards before but never come across one like this. I've done the obvious, re-seated the ribbon, cleaned it with IPA. It still does the same.
Cheers
DD
Friend has asked me to take a look at his laptop (acer 5532) as it has a faulty keyboard. the 5,% key no longer works and it looks like it has a sticking key as when the laptop is booting it give off loads of beep as if the keyboard buffer is full. There also a clue in that the password window is always full off dots..
So I ordered up a replacement keyboard and installed it. No more beeping pre-boot and system starts. Password box now clear. But the majority of the keys on the keyboard don't function and those that do appear to be mapped to the wrong keys G=3, etc.
Any ideas?
What's most likely, that the Fleabay replacement keyboard is faulty. Fleabay £13 made in China cheapy. (Genuine are £35) or could it be that the keyboard decoder has died in the laptop?
I've replace several tired and worn keyboards before but never come across one like this. I've done the obvious, re-seated the ribbon, cleaned it with IPA. It still does the same.
Cheers
DD
