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Technical Help & Discussion => Self Building, Upgrading & General Hardware Help => Topic started by: Michelle on April 23, 2004, 13:03

Title: Is my keyboard knackered?
Post by: Michelle on April 23, 2004, 13:03

Is this the right place for this?


Anyway a silly question but I just thought I'd ask.  :-[

My scroll lock suddenly started flashing and when I go into certain websites I can't type cos it brings up these squares ?!!  I took off the button to see if something was in there stopping me from turning it off but its clean.

I restarted the puter and it was fine for 30mins and now its flashing again?!

What do you think guys?  Another new keyboard ?

Title: Re:Is my keyboard knackered?
Post by: Sandra on April 23, 2004, 13:15

Is it a USB one or a PS2 one Michelle ?
Have you tried rebooting to see if that cures it ?

Moving this to the Hardware section :doggie:

Title: Re:Is my keyboard knackered?
Post by: Michelle on April 23, 2004, 16:23

USB or PS2 erm ...... god knows, is that the socket?

Is USB the flat plug cos if so its not that one!

 :-[

(PS2 plays games on the TV!!) :lol:

Yeah I rebooted and it was okay for a while but came on again, I've done my standard checks and tests on it today, scandisc and defrag and it seems okay still now.

How odd is that.

 :-[ :-\

Title: Re:Is my keyboard knackered?
Post by: Sandra on April 23, 2004, 16:28

PS2 are the round plugs usually found on Mice and Keyboards Michelle, USB are the thin rectangular ones  ;)

If it happens again you may have to ask Simon, as hes our resident keyboard expert  ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re:Is my keyboard knackered?
Post by: Michelle on April 23, 2004, 16:31

yeah thats it, its a ps2 then. What difference would that make then?



:lol: yeah I heard Simon is the keyboard wzhiz  ;D

Title: Re:Is my keyboard knackered?
Post by: Sandra on April 23, 2004, 16:38

USB keyboards tend to get more driver related problems and often come with software that needs to be installed and can sometimes  sort their problems out by reinstalling the software.
Usually PS2 ones dont need any extra software installing unless its one of the newer type with different features, even then the basic keyboard works without the additional software  :)

Title: Re:Is my keyboard knackered?
Post by: Michelle on April 23, 2004, 16:53

ah I see, thank you sandra.

I did have software with this but I didn't use it, as you say it worked without it.

Still okay  ;D

Title: Re:Is my keyboard knackered?
Post by: Michelle on April 23, 2004, 17:13

I had a thought!!!!!! I know, sit down if you aren't already!!

I wondered if it might just be happening on the one website, so I went to that website. Isketch.net, and guess what happened, as soon as I tried to type, the scroll lock came on and I couldn't type.

Any idea's ???????  Thats just too weird!

Its still flashing now.

 :-\

Title: Re:Is my keyboard knackered?
Post by: Simon on April 23, 2004, 18:09

Get a teaspoon, and insert the handle....  :whistle:

Actually, I have the perfect solution, Michelle - don't go to that website!   ;D ;D

Title: Re:Is my keyboard knackered?
Post by: Sandra on April 23, 2004, 18:48

Seems to be ok in IE, maybe its a Mozilla fault Michelle  ???

Title: Re:Is my keyboard knackered?
Post by: Michelle on April 23, 2004, 19:03

I've tried it with both Moz and IE and it happens each time, its really very odd!!

Gonna try going in with a different screen name.

And yeah ....... thanks for your help Simon  :P

Title: Re:Is my keyboard knackered?
Post by: Simon on April 23, 2004, 20:46

Like your new sig, Michelle!  (https://www.pc-pals.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.apax34.dsl.pipex.com%2Fsmileys%2Fcool2.gif&hash=04e8164cb8b6a56b3407e2bcd4ab79998f40d486)  The only thing is I keep thinking I've got e-mail, because that's my 'Notify' sound!   ::) ;D ;D

Title: Re:Is my keyboard knackered?
Post by: Michelle on April 23, 2004, 20:57

hehe thanks simon, yeah the second sound which is played as you leave the sig is from robotics exit I think on the windows theme's  - Ahh shame I'll have to send you loads of emails :lol:


By the way - The keyboard is fine again!?!

 :-\ :P

Title: Re:Is my keyboard knackered?
Post by: Adept on April 27, 2004, 07:12

Quote from: Simon on April 23, 2004, 20:46

The only thing is I keep thinking I've got e-mail, because that's my 'Notify' sound!   ::) ;D ;D

I didn't even know that it had sounds Michelle ::) My speakers are turned off you see because otherwise these roll-over sound making sigs would drive me totally nuts  >:( :wahh:

Title: Re:Is my keyboard knackered?
Post by: Sandra on April 27, 2004, 13:09

A sigs not a proper sig if it dont have sound Adept  ;)

Title: Re:Is my keyboard knackered?
Post by: Adept on April 28, 2004, 07:29

Quote from: Sandra on April 27, 2004, 13:09

A sigs not a proper sig if it dont have sound Adept  ;)

Sounds are fine Sandra. They just shouldn't go off just because you roll your cursor over them. That's just bloody annoying >:(

Title: Re:Is my keyboard knackered?
Post by: Tony on April 28, 2004, 09:39

I'm with you on that one Adept,

 ;)

Title: Re:Is my keyboard knackered?
Post by: Michelle on April 28, 2004, 16:36

Its not as annoying at the Cats thing though!! That just starts up on its own, so it could be worse!

 ;D ;)

Title: Re:Is my keyboard knackered?
Post by: Tony on April 28, 2004, 19:09

Yours is alright, Shell, coz it's a sexy female voice ....and I'm always up for those   ::)

Title: Re:Is my keyboard knackered?
Post by: Michelle on April 29, 2004, 17:21

Sorry to be boring, but its bugging me!!

The scroll lock is flashing again, and its been fine since I last said almost a week ago, I've done nothing different to before? And I've not been on that website I thought was causing it.

I thought that maybe I am hitting a button by mistake?

But I can't turn it off so hows that ?


 :-[