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    jriley2002 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Jan 1, 2009, 05:11 PM
    Keyboard typing the wrong characters
    My Gateway Laptop computer types the wrong characters for instance I press the letter o and the number 6 comes up
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    seahwk83 Posts: 3,276, Reputation: 212
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    Jan 1, 2009, 06:40 PM

    It sounds like you have num-lock activated as the O would usually be 6 on the keypad if using numbers

    Don't know on your model, but undo num-lock
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    Jan 1, 2009, 06:46 PM

    3 possibilities:
    1. The keyboard is bad. If in warranty, Gateway will send you a replacement keyboard.
    2. The software may be set up for a different keyboard other than the standard "qwerty" style. Settings... Control Panel... Keyboard.
    3. You can't type worth a flip!
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    Aug 19, 2012, 04:59 PM
    Sometimes with these type of errors, you need a tech to re-program or update your drivers. That causes the keyboard to register 6 instead of L or 9 instead of F, and etc.
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