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From: rrr@cbnewsm.ATT.COM (robert.r.rowe)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: AT clone keyboard woes
Keywords: AT, keyboards, problems
Message-ID: <7350@cbnewsm.ATT.COM>
Date: 6 Dec 89 17:55:45 GMT
References: <1466@rodan.acs.syr.edu>
Reply-To: rrr@cbnewsm.ATT.COM (robert.r.rowe,alc,)
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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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.
>
>   I can't locate the problem.  It happens after the machine's been on for
>   a half hour or longer.  The reset button won't fix it; I must shut the 
>   machine down in order to regain the keyboard.  (In addition to the   
>   inconvience, this is going to be shorting my HD's lifespan.)  Usually, it
>   seems that I jiggled the keyboard slightly to cause this, but if I try to
>   duplicate it myself by shaking the keyboard and moving the cord in all
>   directions, nothing happens.  (Pulling the keyboard's plug out of the
>   computer and plugging it back in doesn't help either.) 
>    

I have had a similar problem with my AT&T PC6300.  I've felt in the past that
the problem was related to static charge which would accumulate on me.
Humid, warm weather was never a problem but come late fall, I would have
to warm boot the system once the keyboard locked-up with the num lock and
cap lock LEDs flashing.  I've been using a static strip which attaches to
the keyboard.  I simply make it a point to touch this strip before I touch
the keyboard.  This helps but not completely.  I've also used an anti-static
floor pad and haven't noticed any benefits.

If someone else can bring a little light to the problem, we would appriciate
it.  Thanks.

Rob Rowe
AT&T Bell Labs