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Keyboard won't type correctly
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Jul 2006
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I've had this Macbook for a good 6 months now and yesterday, I noticed that my computer turned on with the Caps Lock on. When I turned OFF the Caps Lock and tried typing, everything came out in capital letters. When I turned on the Caps Lock, I could type in lower case.
However, there is also another problem I have with other random keys as well. For example, when I type Shift+8, I get the left perentheses instead of the asterisk, Shift+9 gives me the right perentheses, etc. Basically, some of the symbols (including quotations, colons) have been switched around for some reason.
Anyone know whats wrong? Any help would be great, thanks!
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Feb 2005
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Switch it back to US keyboard layout.
System preferences --> inernational.
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Jul 2006
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I tried this and it didn:t work. Any other suggestions? Thanks!
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Cambridge, UK
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Shut the computer down.
Turn it on and immediately hold down: command+option+p+r and wait for the computer to chime again.
This should reset your PRAM which may clear out any weird keyboard errors.
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Jul 2006
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Sorry guys to bring this back up but my keyboard problem hasn't totally gone away.
I do the alt +command+p+r when I restart and that "resets" it. However, it seems like almost 50% of the time I turn on my Macbook normally, the caps lock button will be on and my keyboard will be messed up again... i.e. I will type a colon when I press the apostrophe button, an asterisk when I hit the right perenthesis button, etc.
I think this may be a software issue... anyway I can fix it with perhaps an upgrade in OS?
Thanks a lot guys!
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Forum Regular
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Brushton, New York (middle of nowhere)
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You may have a jumpy logic board.
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The Mac Collection:
Power Mac G4 Sawtooth at 450MHz, Power Mac G4 Gigabit Ethernet at 400MHz, three Power Mac FW800's at 1.0GHz, MacBook Pro at 2.0GHz, my late father's G3 iMac at 350MHz, an iMac at 500MHz, a PowerBook G4 (12-inch VGA) and a PowerBook 170
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Jul 2006
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How do I go about fixing this jumpy logic board?
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Beaumont Texas
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You said you've had it six months, its still under warranty. Take it to an Apple Store or call the Apple customer service.
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32GB iPad 2 | 32GB iPhone 4 | 11' MacBook Air 1.6 i5, 4GB, 128GB SSD
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