how to fix the keypad in ibm notebook?
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buy a new laptop usb keyboard
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This question has been asked a few times, sometimes with ok answers, and sometimes with really bad ones...\nI should compile ALL the answers, but here was one of my earlier responses. \n What would help here was a better, clearer SEARCH engine on this site with keywords in all responses to filter out the target better...\n\nhope this helps\n\n\n\n\n\nI have a couple of older keyboards that I really like\nthe key action, the placement, and the key sizes.\n(the backspace is two keys wide, The ENTER is two buttons wide and two buttons tall, such as an IBM Selectric, etc.) \n There are about 5 different kinds of keyboard construction.\nThere are also dozens of rare models, and depending on what\nkind it is, you either can take it apart fairly easily,\nor you should not even open the case! One type of IBM board\nhas a coil spring under each key with a rocker arm. The spring is like the one in a ball point pen, and all are loaded, so that if you take the top and bottom halves apart, you end up with hundreds of springs and parts flying all over the room.\n However. 99% of keyboards are not as complicated. Many keyboards have screws on the back. If so you can use a phillips screwdriver (star) and remove them. The top and bottom of the keyboard usually have snaps that generally open from the front first, and hinge on the back. Gently pop the two halves.  If there are no screws then the halves just pop.\nUse a flat screwdriver to pop along the seams. Every couple of inches there will be a snap.\n You will generally see one of 2 basic types today.\nThere will be a green cirucuit board with copper traces on it, covered by a rubber sheet with buttons in it, or you will find each key has a tiny rubber button -- open the keyboard upside down, so the keys and buttons are held\nin place...\nNote that the SPACE bar, the ENTER and other wide keys may have two buttons, and a wire or plastic bar underneath that has an arm on each end to keep the wide key from wobbling from side to side. These vary quite a bit in how they snap in place. You have to figure out how to unsnap them - usually by springing in the two ends which are snapped into\nsliding slots.  As other answers have stated, the key caps just snap off the tops of the switching posts. They can be gently pryed off with a flat screwdriver end as a lever on one side, and lift on the other. There is an exception to every rule though, and you may have to solve a puzzle. Rare boards may have a release clip somewhere that you have to push, pull or slide to remove the keys, but, I do not see them very often.\n You can then gently remove the cord which may be snapped or screwed in place, and sometimes it has a 5 or 6 pin connector which can be removed from the board.\n Then remove the green board.\nIf there is a full rubber sheet with buttons, you can remove it.\n Then you are left with 101 keys. I take them out.\nIf there are individual buttons, you have 101 ( usually a few more) rubber buttons.\n I take the keys and buttons or rubber sheets, and put them\nin a sink of warm water with ordinary dish detergent.\n If the problem is Chocolate milk or Coke, or Beer, I let\nthem soak. You can use a kitchen dish scrub brush.\n I then take out all the parts, and lay them on a dry\ndish towel. All two or three hundred parts.\n Then, I take the green circuit board and gently scrub it \nwith soap and water on both sides, and lay it out. This includes the chips and electronic parts.\n Then, I get an ordinary hair dryer, and dry the circuit board. I hand dry all the tiny keys, and buttons and the\nrubber sheets.\n The top and bottom carrier plastic halves are washed and dried with the hair dryer.\n Assemble upside down - it helps to have another keyboard\nthere to get all the keys in the correct spots quickly.\n If you have an unusual keyboard arrangement, be certain\nto make a diagram before you take it apart.\n\nPART 2\n Most of the procedure is the same for the second type.\n This type has no green circuit
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These suggestions are accurate, but there are quite a few different keystrokes depending on which BIOS you have. The most common that I've seen are:\n\nAcer: - Ctrl+Alt+Esc\n\nALR PC: (F2) or (Ctrl)(Alt)Esc)\n\nAMI BIOS: (Del), (F1) or (F2)\n\nAST, Advantage, Award, Tandon: - Ctrl + Alt + Esc\n\nAward BIOS: (Del) or (Ctrl)(Alt)(Esc)\n\nCompaq: (F10) (do this when the cursor is in the upper right corner of the screen blinking)\n\nDell: - F1 or Del.\n\nDell: - Some require pressing reset twice\n\nDell: - Ctrl + Alt + Enter\n\nDTK BIOS: (Esc)\n\nGateway 2000: - F1\n\nHewlett Packard: - F1\n\nIBM:\n\n    * Older Models - In order to get into the configuration of the IBM setup screen (CMOS) screen you need to hold down both mouse buttons during bootup.\n    * Aptiva - Press F1\n    * IBM PS/2: (Ctrl)(Alt)(Ins) after (Ctrl)(Alt)(Del)\n    * IBM PS/2 with reference partition: - Press Ins during boot\n    * Some PS/2s, such as 75 and 90: - Ctrl Alt ?\n    * Some PS/2s when pointer at top right of screen: - Ctrl + Ins\n\nNEC: - F2\n\nPackard Bell: - F1 or F2\n\nPhoenix BIOS: (F1), (F2), or (Ctrl)(Alt)(Esc)\n\nPhoenix BIOS: - Ctrl Alt S\n\nPhoenix BIOS: - Ctrl S\n\nPhoenix BIOS: - Ctrl Alt Ins\n\nSharp Laptop 9020: - F2\n\nSony: (F3) while you are starting the PC, then (F2) or (F1)\n\nTandon computers: - Hold down the key after turning on power\n\nTandon: - Ctrl + Shift + Esc\n\nToshiba Laptops: - Toshiba Utility\n\nToshiba: - Press Esc during boot\n\nToshiba, Phoenix, late model PS/1 Value Point and 330s: - Press F1 during boot\n\nOlivetti PC Pro: - Shift Ctrl Alt + Num Pad Del\n\nMiscellaneous PC's: - Ctrl + Esc or Ctrl and Alt and +\n\nZenith: - Ctrl Alt Ins\n\nYou have to press the key repeatedly after you power up. If you see the Win98 boot screen, it didn't work, reboot and try again. It can be frustrating, I know!
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the answer is at your fingertips\n\n(keyrow and key number on keyboard)
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Type Alt+0174 from the keypad
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try to open it in notpad. if that doesent work then you have to look oup the .lil extenstion on the internet! \n\n\n[if you get nomore answers can i get best answer?]
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try usig the BACKSPACE key (often has a LEFT facing arrow on it) it is above your main ENTer key\n\nThat is also often the quickest way to go back in IntExplorer\n\nJust until you solve your problem <smile>
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if you can, try keyboard on another computer to see if it's the keyboard causing the problems, if the keyboard is fine,- did it have driver disk as some do? if so reinstall the drivers. is it wireless? if so replace batteries or move it closer to sensor. or is it down to you beating it senseless after a medal of honour defeat or something?
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Hold down the alt key, and press 0151 on the numberpad
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Try holding "FN" and keys from F6 to F8 - It will lighten or darken the screen, keys may be different pending on the notebook.
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Here is a PDF document (pretty large 8MB) where you can find this information. Look on page 60.\nhttp://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=PFAN-3TJKLN\n\nIt's pretty simple\n1. Power off the computer and unplug the AC adapter from the computer\n2. Turn the computer upside down\n3. Remove the DIMM cover, the CMOS battery is just beside the RAM module\n4. Make sure the Plus side is on top when replacing
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You will need to buy a new keyboard. Or you can try to open it and clean all the terminals where keys make contact.
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Since this is a laptop....\n\nCheck out this service manual under Removal and Replacement.  There is a section dealing with the keyboard removal and replacement.\n\nHave a great day.\n\nhttp://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c00246219.pdf
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You should first try to troubleshoot the problem by yourself. Try these steps before ringing the manufacturer to avoid unnecessary isolation:\n\n1. Boot into DOS prompt (Try a bootable device such as a floppy or the CD that came with the PC)\n\n2. Type in the keys  you think are not working. \n\n3. If this doesn't do the trick, try to release the flea power on your computer (Remove the battery, unplug the power. Hold the power button for 10 seconds, and put the battery and powerplug back and power up your laptop)\n\n4. Now try to open the Notepad (assuming you're now inside Windows) and type the keys again.\n\n5. If there's still no changes, then it's time to bug your warranty.\n\nHope this helps!
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I have tried for over two hours now to find such a setting, since i remebr something similar a long time a ago. i cannot find any setting on windows 98, 2000 or XP, that i know of that could do that.\n \nAt one point I thought it might be tweak UI but it couldn't be. The only thing i can think of is that you are using a laptop and your touchpad has a control program. if you are using a laptop go and check the touch pad configuration\n\nIf you aren't using a touchpad you might have installed extra software for the mouse, in which case you should check if it has such an option.\n\nI also saw on the net that people write programs to do exactly what you are complaining about and the charge $29.00 for thier programs. So also check if there is a third party mouse or configuration app running on the computer, especially if the person who owns the computer is slightly blind. \n\nIf i think of something else i'll come back.
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send it into IBM repair
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ya hi there i think that problem is a hardware problem in ur keybord that because in the keybord there is a cpu for controling the interupt code that out from the pushing of the keys so this cpu is a controller and it is possible to be damged and when it is damged u well have a deffrent problems with ur keybord so my advise to u buy a new 1 and have a nice writing.