[Scorpion70]

Hi

Can anyone please please help me...

My laptop keyboard is typing the most gibberish I have ever seen.

When I press the space bar I get the letter C typed on display..

When I type certain letters I either get a different letter and some in combinations such as VF---MN---BVF--- the only letters that seem to be working frine

Are

Qwertyuiopasd

And then after that it goes a bit crazy... either doing letters in 2s or 3s..

Can anyone please help...


Thanks:mad: :mad:

[Biggie]

Keyboards don't cost much these days, get a new one.

[Scorpion70]

Hi biggie

Sorry I didn't say the corect thing. Its my laptop.. I have a benq joybook 3000

[Clough]

Did you spill something on it? I have done this a number of times. What I type can come out like Martian language or something.

[Scorpion70]

Did you spill something on it? I have done this a number of times. What I type can come out like Martian language or something.

I have not myslef but then again I don't know if the last person who used has... You see its benq joybook 3000 laptop... and they don't make them here really.
So don't know what to do... everything else works just fine... just the keyboard and some of the keys are giving me headache..

[sfgiantsfan916]

You can actually take the keys off the laptop keyboard using a jewelers screwdriver.. take some rubbing alcohol and clean out underneath the keyboard. Do this only if you don't have a warranty. If you do, send it in for repair.

[Clough]

It is true that it is possible to clean under the keyboard and also any contacts for the keys yourself. I also agree about the warranty information above. It could also just be that the electronic components are just getting worn out, though.

I thought that the quote below from the following site might be helpful to you. Cleaning Laptop Keyboard It is one source of many on the Internet. I also found something on the following site that might be helpful. Readers offer comments about a sticky situation It may be worth your while to have a look at that site also.

Cleaning Laptop Keyboard

This technical note is brought to you by Thomas Plummer

After having searched the web for advise about fixing a sticky keyboard on my laptop, and finding nothing very helpful, I put together this HOWTO based on my own successful method. This will restore the keyboard to new, or better, performance.Laptop keyboards don?t wear out, they foul out. Proper cleaning and lubrication as described here will restore your laptop keyboard to the snappy and smooth performance it had when new.

There are several reasons the keys will start to stick, spilled drinks, normal wearing off the factory lubrication, weakening of the rubber pieces which give each key its snap action, and contamination by dust and hair. The following will completely solve these problems and return the keyboard to perfect operation.

This will require about 2 hours time once you have collected the proper cleaning materials.

Cleaning materials:
Cotton swabs
Cosmetic foam rubber cleaning pads ( use only with naphtha (lighter fluid), NOT alcohol)
Paper towels
Rubbing alcohol
Water
Lighter fluid (naphtha)
Fine tipped tweezers
Scissors
Kitchen strainer
Household cleaner, Windex or equivalent
Super Lube Dry Film spray (critical - DO NOT SUBSTITUTE !) K-Mart automotive.
This is a PTFE (Teflon) based lubricant which dries perfectly DRY and is ideally suited for this application.

Proceed as follows:

DISASSEMBLE

IMPORTANT: Make a keyboard map so you know where each key goes.
Carefully pry each key loose with a small screwdriver and place in a container. They pop off. DO NOT use excessive force. There may be a small rubber piece for each key. Remove all of these and place in a separate container. CAREFUL, these are small and like to jump away.

CLEAN KEYBOARD ( do this well... you will be wonderfully rewarded )
Clean the keyboard with cotton swabs SLIGHTLY DAMPENED with water. Replace these often and BE SURE they are only slightly damp. If they are too wet the excess water will contaminate the keyboard through capillary action. This will clean all water soluble contaminants like Coca-Cola, coffee, and sugar residue. For the very small places, cut the foam rubber into small pieces and use the tweezers, again SLIGHTLY DAMPENED, for cleaning. You must clean every key space, inside and out, this is critical since this is where the key touches and moves.

Repeat this procedure again using rubbing alcohol and cotton swabs but NOT the foam rubber as it disintegrates when used with alcohol.

Finally repeat this procedure using naphtha (lighter fluid) and foam rubber. You can clean even the smallest key guides with small pieces of foam rubber and tweezers. This action will remove any petroleum based contaminants as well as the grease that is sometimes used on the wider keys which may have guide wires, for example, the BAR.

CLEAN KEYS

Some keys may have wires attached and some grease on them, clean these first with cotton swabs and naphtha (lighter fluid). Remove all traces of the grease.
Place all keys in a kitchen strainer. Spray with household cleaner and let stand for 5 minutes. Rinse thoroughly with hot water and place keys on paper towels to dry. Let dry completely.

CLEAN RUBBER COMPONENTS

Place all rubber components in a kitchen strainer. Spray with household cleaner and let stand for 5 minutes. Use stopper in the sink so that you don?t lose these if they jump out of the strainer. Rinse these thoroughly with hot water and place on paper towels. Fold the towels over and press to squeeze most of the water out of the pieces. Let dry completely.

LUBRICATE KEYS

Place all keys bottom-up on a paper bag. Lightly coat the keys, at a 45 degree angle with Super Lube Dry Film lubricant. Do this from all 4 sides to assure penetration and coverage into the small and critical guide spaces inside each key. Let dry ( this happens nearly instantly). DO NOT overdue this step as the carrier solvent may affect the plastic.

LUBRICATE KEYBOARD

Mask off the laptop with paper and scotch tape. Apply lubricant (as above in LUBRICATE KEYS) to the keyboard and let dry.
All right, you now have perfectly cleaned and lubricated keys, keyboard, and rubber components.

REASSEMBLE

Place all rubber components into the keyboard.
Install keys with wires. Make sure wire is secured in the key, usually snapped into place. Place ends of wire in the guide slots adjacent to the key location as you align the key. Firmly press down to snap the key into place.
Install the rest of the keys by aligning and firmly pressing down.

CONGRATULATIONS, you now have a keyboard which will operate smoothly and perfectly for years to come.

[eaca1234]

One time I spilled water all over my keyboard and it did that, maybe that's what happened.