Bypassing (sticky) Laptop Keyboard

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sheddy

Legendary Member
Location
Suffolk
Have an old laptop with a jammed 'k' No problkem just clean it but still no good. Connected up external keyboard but it looks like there is a short in the flexicircuit as still a problem even with the entire rubber mat removed. Is there a way of kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk oh I kgive up kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
 

RecordAceFromNew

Swinging Member
Location
West London
Sure. You have to use the ALT key and the numeric keypad (which on laptops without a separate numerical keypad is shown in different colours shared with other alphabetic keys, and it is generally activated by pressing the Fn key in the same colour).

K can be typed by pressing ALT and Fn together using one hand while typing 075 on the numeric keypad with the other hand. k can be done the same way by replacing 075 with 107.

On my keyboard the 2 of the numeric keypad is shared with the K key. Since 2 is not in the code for K or k you are probably ok!

The codes for different keys (look up the decimal table at the end) are here http://www.december.com/html/spec/ascii.html

You can do other things too with key combinations per http://www.pcdon.com/page3.html

If the above doesn't work please post a photo of your keyboard.

Good luck!
 

Bman

Guru
Location
Herts.
I think the OP is complaining that the K key is stuck down, continuously pressing the K key.....

The only way to get around this would be to physically disconnect the laptop keyboard.
 
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sheddy

Legendary Member
Location
Suffolk
Thats right, k is jammed, I need to disconnect the laptop keyboard.
If I can't do it by changing settings, I will have to rip out the flexicircuit under the keys as a last resort.
 

MrGrumpy

Huge Member
Location
Fly Fifer
lol my laptop keyboard is the same after my 3yr old decided it need a wash, what i did with mine was to wash it with alcohol (plenty at work) then compressed air to blow it out followed by the Alex Ferguesson treatment :biggrin: Its not perfect but I`m hoping through time that the n,m and k keys sort themselves out. The problem with removing the keyboard on mine is that the power on buttons is on the same part.
 
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