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From: davidsen@sungod.crd.ge.com (William Davidsen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: AT clone keyboard woes
Keywords: AT, keyboards, problems
Message-ID: <4102@crdgw1.crd.ge.com>
Date: 4 Dec 89 20:21:00 GMT
References: <1466@rodan.acs.syr.edu>
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In article <1466@rodan.acs.syr.edu> cwebster@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Chris Webster) writes:
| 
|    I'm having some interesting problems with my AT clone.  (They're interesting
|    because I have no idea how to fix it.)  Every so often, the keyboard locks
|    up.  Usually, all three keyboard lights come on (The Num, Caps, and Scroll
|    Locks that is) and the keyboard refuses to function.

	[  description of the problem  ]

|        Has anyone have any ideas?  Suggestions?

  Many cases of the keyboard getting locked come from something which
confuses the controller in the keyboard. *if* this is the case you may
wish to try unplugging the keyboard and plugging it back in.

         You must decide is this might damage your equipment!

   I am not suggesting you do this, just noting that it works for me.

  I have seen a lot of this on UNIX systems, for what reason I can't
say. I have done the unplug and cleared the problem on at least five
machines, without problems. All required a replacement keyboard to
prevent the problem (you didn't want to hear that).

  Note disclamer above. If you do it and blow the caps off your keys
don't even tell me. I do it as a stopgap until the problem is solved. I
have used Northgate replacement keyboards on three of the machines and
all have fixed the problem.
	bill davidsen		(davidsen@crdos1.crd.GE.COM)
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