T43 Keyboard locks up

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tumed · #1 Post by **tumed** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:15 am

Hi everyone,
I've been having this problem for a while now. At what seems to be random moments, my keyboard stops working. I can be in the middle of typing, and the keys stop responding. However, some keys still work, like access IBM, and I can press Fn+F4, to enter sleep mode. After waking it up from sleep mode, most of the time, the keyboard works...but who knows for how long (it can be as short as a few keystrokes to several paragraphs). The built-in mouse also does not respond. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.

christopher_wolf · #2 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:41 am

Have you checked the keyboard's connection?

tumed · #3 Post by **tumed** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:50 am

No I have not checked the keyboard connection. I can do that.

I did find out that "Touchpad is disabled from BIOS". When I go to ThinkPad Configuration Trackpoint and Touchpad are on automatic, yet they don't work.

Thanks.

christopher_wolf · #4 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 2:10 am

The TouchPad shouldn't be a problem, though.

It could be that the keyboard layout in Windows is off, as well. You might want to check that first.

tumed · #5 Post by **tumed** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 2:43 am

How do I do that?
Thanks

christopher_wolf · #6 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 2:47 am

In the Control Panel, open the Regional and Language Settings *.CPL, then go to the "Languages" tab and click "Details..."

It should show the current layout that is in use on your keyboard. It should say "English (United States) - US"

tumed · #7 Post by **tumed** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 9:52 am

That's what it is set as already.
Thanks.

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