Keyboard cause crash

Discussion in 'Laptop Hardware' started by JackDaniels, Oct 10, 2010.

  1. JackDaniels

    JackDaniels

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    I have a zg5 (AOA150) suddenly came with this behavior; hitting two keys at a time, like Fn + mute or Ctrl + Alt the screen goes black
    no HDD activity, no resume when hitting any other key... to resume normal operation I need to power off pressing the power button.
    Once start up again, no error information is show up... It is possible that the keyboard could be damage? keyboard can cause a short?
    No BIOS update have been made...yet...
    Is there any another user with the same behavior? Any advice??

    Thanks!!
     
    JackDaniels, Oct 10, 2010
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    Swarvey Moderator

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    I've seen this happen on other laptops, but it's usually fixed by a BIOS update. You could try re flashing your existing BIOS if you wanted to risk it.

    Otherwise, try uninstalling and reinstalling the DriTek Launch Manager.
    Or try a USB keyboard, if it doesn't cause a crash, try removing and reinstalling the keyboard (and its ribbon cable)
    Or a new keyboard could resolve the issue. I got mine on eBay for about $14AUD

    Other people may have other options, so if the above seems too risky, just wait for some other suggestions.
     
    Swarvey, Oct 11, 2010
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