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From: gerry@dialogic.com (Gerry Lachac)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Potentially Dead A2000: Help Needed
Keywords: A2000 Keyboard Problem
Message-ID: <1991Apr04.153125.6014@dialogic.com>
Date: 4 Apr 91 15:31:25 GMT
Organization: Dialogic Corporation
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Equipment:
	Amiga 2000
	Rev 4.2 motherboard
	Old keyboard (small function keys)

Problem:
	Last nite, my keyboard started doing strange things.  I hit a
key, and the single backquote character (') continuously printed,
preventing me from doing anything.  I eventually made it stop by
pulling out the keyboard connector and reinserting it.  This alone did
not fix it, I also had to jiggle the connector at the jack on the
2000.

Now, I cannot boot, because as soon as a console window comes up, the
' character prints and the startup-sequence stops.  If I boot with the
keyboard disconnected, I am fine until I stick it in.  Then sometimes
I have to do my wiggle trick, and other times it works OK for an
indeterminent amount of time.

My theory is that it's the connector on the 2000, but if anyone has
any suggestions before I haul it in for major surgery, I would
appreciate it.

-gerry





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