Keyboard lock-up

heroman87 · 01-11-2007, 08:08 PM

Hey, when I play games (WoW, and Half-Life are the ones I have tried) My keyboard locks up when I am moving and when I let go of the key I keep moving. I'm not sure if it is locking up or if it is repeating the keystroke over and over again because I lose control over it for a while until (using the second theory) it's done "typing".
I'm not too sure what to do about it, but when I play WoW, if I press the key for a spell too many times or something it repeats it until its done it's thing.
I have restorted to moving using the mouse, but I don't know what I'm going to do in HL.

Can someone help me?!

-Adam

**pharoah** · 01-11-2007, 08:17 PM

click on the "follow these steps first" link in my sig. if nothing there helps post back.

heroman87 · 01-11-2007, 09:09 PM

Did them all, still nothing.

(im not positive where to post them, but)My hardware specs are:

I run a Compaq Presario 2100ca laptop.

Power Supply: N/A
Motherboard: Hewlett Packard Presario 2100ca (DM731A)
CPU: Mobile AMD Athlon XP "Barton", 1789MHz (1.8GHz)
RAM: 1 Kingston, 1 Infineon 256mb PC2100 DDR SDRAM (133MHz)
Video Card(haha btw): ATI Radeon IGP 320m 64mb Shared
Harddrive: Western Digital WD800UE-22HCT0 80GB ATA
OS: Windows XP Pro SP2

plus, I have run these games without problem before.

Zaibatsu · 01-12-2007, 07:21 AM

Are you using a wireless keyboard & mouse combo? I had to ditch my wireless mouse for games because i always had weird things happen like you described, also my character would stop out of nowhere then go again, what was causing it was my keyboard & mouse sending signals to the receiver unit at the same time, hence jamming it and making it confused basically, In normal computer use you dont notice it because you rarely use both mouse & keyboard at the exact same time, but in games it can occur, i went through new video card drivers, reinstalled the game etc etc before i finally seen on another forum what was causing it haha.

If you dont use wireless than i just wasted 2 minutes of your time

**pharoah** · 01-12-2007, 10:21 AM

I run a Compaq Presario 2100ca laptop.

are you useing the laptop's built in keyboard,if so try an external one to see if it helps.

**pharoah** · 01-12-2007, 10:54 AM

also being a laptop they do tend to have heat issues try this. to view your temps.if it is heat you can try one of these

heroman87 · 01-13-2007, 03:05 AM

OK, Heat issue? no, I have it placed so the fan isnt on top of anything, and its fairly cool where I keep it. The computer itself does not feel evem warm.

Wireless Keyboard and mouse? No I frown upon wireless peripherals.

I use mainly an external keyboard but neither work right in games.

I have thought of all of this and nothing works! I guess i can just stick to msn and internet...

Tiber Septim · 01-13-2007, 03:17 AM

Is it only Online Games causing this problem?
I know Half Life isn't online but is it a Multiplayer Mod causing the problem?
The 'stickyness' could be due to lag, because of your internet connection.

Also, you are running Onboard Graphics, which could also be causing lag. These GPU's are not designed for gaming, as they are not powerful enough.
Have you had these problems with other graphics hungry games?

Agret · 01-13-2007, 10:07 AM

Hmm when I had a keylogger on my computer I was experiencing this, I got rid of it with some Anti-Virus software and that fixed it. I've also had this problems when my cpu usage has been high (using Seti@Home or similar), make sure you're not infected with any trojans/keyloggers and have a look at task manager to make sure nothing is using a sizable amount of CPU.

**pharoah** · 01-13-2007, 12:23 PM

do this after windows boots dont open any programs,and go straight to system info,and see how much free memory you have.also i would agree with tiber igp's are not really made for gaming.

Agret · 01-13-2007, 07:10 PM

Hmm yeah the game paging may be an issue but I think that'd cause FPS lag as well as 'keyboard lag'

RAM: 1 Kingston, 1 Infineon 256mb PC2100 DDR SDRAM (133MHz)
^ He doesn't actually specify how much he has, just "1 kingston" & "1 infineon 256mb", how big is the kingston op?

Video Card(haha btw): ATI Radeon IGP 320m 64mb Shared
^ Shared means that your video cards memory comes out of your system memory.

**pharoah** · 01-15-2007, 05:35 PM

still not what im looking for i want to know how much free memory you have.here my screenshot shows what i want to know.

Tiber Septim · 01-16-2007, 05:23 AM

To access what pharoah has displayed follow these steps:

Start-> Run-> Type 'msinfo32.exe'-> Click 'Ok'.

heroman87 · 01-19-2007, 04:37 PM

i thought i was clear on the ram, I have kingston, and infineon, both 256MB
im gonna try playing around with my page file, i have a hunch.

heroman87 · 01-19-2007, 06:42 PM

I set my page file to auto, and so far its working... if anything happens again, ill post here again.

**pharoah** · 01-19-2007, 06:49 PM

you are posting the total amount of ram you have not the amount of free ram you have.if your available memory is low it could cause this.

edit: oops my bad if its now working cool.

01-11-2007, 08:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
heroman87 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 106 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate	Keyboard lock-up Hey, when I play games (WoW, and Half-Life are the ones I have tried) My keyboard locks up when I am moving and when I let go of the key I keep moving. I'm not sure if it is locking up or if it is repeating the keystroke over and over again because I lose control over it for a while until (using the second theory) it's done "typing". I'm not too sure what to do about it, but when I play WoW, if I press the key for a spell too many times or something it repeats it until its done it's thing. I have restorted to moving using the mouse, but I don't know what I'm going to do in HL. Can someone help me?! -Adam

01-11-2007, 08:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
pharoah TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,188 OS: vista business edition My System	click on the "follow these steps first" link in my sig. if nothing there helps post back. __________________ Follow These Steps First Power Supply Selection Posting System Specs Oblivion Tweak Guide Video Drivers& Information TSF folding at home team 85015

01-12-2007, 10:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
pharoah TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,188 OS: vista business edition My System	I run a Compaq Presario 2100ca laptop. are you useing the laptop's built in keyboard,if so try an external one to see if it helps. __________________ Follow These Steps First Power Supply Selection Posting System Specs Oblivion Tweak Guide Video Drivers& Information TSF folding at home team 85015

01-12-2007, 10:54 AM	#6 (permalink)
pharoah TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,188 OS: vista business edition My System	also being a laptop they do tend to have heat issues try this. to view your temps.if it is heat you can try one of these __________________ Follow These Steps First Power Supply Selection Posting System Specs Oblivion Tweak Guide Video Drivers& Information TSF folding at home team 85015

01-13-2007, 03:17 AM	#8 (permalink)
Tiber Septim Asst Manager, Games Team Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 2,822 OS: Fedora 11 / Windows 7 My System Blog Entries: 5	Is it only Online Games causing this problem? I know Half Life isn't online but is it a Multiplayer Mod causing the problem? The 'stickyness' could be due to lag, because of your internet connection. Also, you are running Onboard Graphics, which could also be causing lag. These GPU's are not designed for gaming, as they are not powerful enough. Have you had these problems with other graphics hungry games? __________________ First Steps - System Specs - SIW Help TSF beat Cancer and other serious Illness.

01-11-2007, 09:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
heroman87 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 106 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate	Did them all, still nothing. (im not positive where to post them, but)My hardware specs are: I run a Compaq Presario 2100ca laptop. Power Supply: N/A Motherboard: Hewlett Packard Presario 2100ca (DM731A) CPU: Mobile AMD Athlon XP "Barton", 1789MHz (1.8GHz) RAM: 1 Kingston, 1 Infineon 256mb PC2100 DDR SDRAM (133MHz) Video Card(haha btw): ATI Radeon IGP 320m 64mb Shared Harddrive: Western Digital WD800UE-22HCT0 80GB ATA OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 plus, I have run these games without problem before.

01-12-2007, 07:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
Zaibatsu Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 56 OS: Windows XP Pro	Are you using a wireless keyboard & mouse combo? I had to ditch my wireless mouse for games because i always had weird things happen like you described, also my character would stop out of nowhere then go again, what was causing it was my keyboard & mouse sending signals to the receiver unit at the same time, hence jamming it and making it confused basically, In normal computer use you dont notice it because you rarely use both mouse & keyboard at the exact same time, but in games it can occur, i went through new video card drivers, reinstalled the game etc etc before i finally seen on another forum what was causing it haha. If you dont use wireless than i just wasted 2 minutes of your time

01-13-2007, 03:05 AM	#7 (permalink)
heroman87 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 106 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate	OK, Heat issue? no, I have it placed so the fan isnt on top of anything, and its fairly cool where I keep it. The computer itself does not feel evem warm. Wireless Keyboard and mouse? No I frown upon wireless peripherals. I use mainly an external keyboard but neither work right in games. I have thought of all of this and nothing works! I guess i can just stick to msn and internet...

01-13-2007, 10:07 AM	#9 (permalink)
Agret Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Posts: 14 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 My System	Hmm when I had a keylogger on my computer I was experiencing this, I got rid of it with some Anti-Virus software and that fixed it. I've also had this problems when my cpu usage has been high (using Seti@Home or similar), make sure you're not infected with any trojans/keyloggers and have a look at task manager to make sure nothing is using a sizable amount of CPU.

01-13-2007, 12:23 PM	#10 (permalink)
pharoah TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,188 OS: vista business edition My System	do this after windows boots dont open any programs,and go straight to system info,and see how much free memory you have.also i would agree with tiber igp's are not really made for gaming. __________________ Follow These Steps First Power Supply Selection Posting System Specs Oblivion Tweak Guide Video Drivers& Information TSF folding at home team 85015 Last edited by pharoah; 01-13-2007 at 12:32 PM.

01-13-2007, 07:10 PM	#11 (permalink)
Agret Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Posts: 14 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 My System	Hmm yeah the game paging may be an issue but I think that'd cause FPS lag as well as 'keyboard lag' RAM: 1 Kingston, 1 Infineon 256mb PC2100 DDR SDRAM (133MHz) ^ He doesn't actually specify how much he has, just "1 kingston" & "1 infineon 256mb", how big is the kingston op? Video Card(haha btw): ATI Radeon IGP 320m 64mb Shared ^ Shared means that your video cards memory comes out of your system memory.

01-15-2007, 05:35 PM	#12 (permalink)
pharoah TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,188 OS: vista business edition My System	still not what im looking for i want to know how much free memory you have.here my screenshot shows what i want to know. __________________ Follow These Steps First Power Supply Selection Posting System Specs Oblivion Tweak Guide Video Drivers& Information TSF folding at home team 85015

01-16-2007, 05:23 AM	#13 (permalink)
Tiber Septim Asst Manager, Games Team Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 2,822 OS: Fedora 11 / Windows 7 My System Blog Entries: 5	To access what pharoah has displayed follow these steps: Start-> Run-> Type 'msinfo32.exe'-> Click 'Ok'. __________________ First Steps - System Specs - SIW Help TSF beat Cancer and other serious Illness.

01-19-2007, 04:37 PM	#14 (permalink)
heroman87 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 106 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate	i thought i was clear on the ram, I have kingston, and infineon, both 256MB im gonna try playing around with my page file, i have a hunch.

01-19-2007, 06:42 PM	#15 (permalink)
heroman87 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 106 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate	I set my page file to auto, and so far its working... if anything happens again, ill post here again.

01-19-2007, 06:49 PM	#16 (permalink)
pharoah TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,188 OS: vista business edition My System	you are posting the total amount of ram you have not the amount of free ram you have.if your available memory is low it could cause this. edit: oops my bad if its now working cool. __________________ Follow These Steps First Power Supply Selection Posting System Specs Oblivion Tweak Guide Video Drivers& Information TSF folding at home team 85015 Last edited by pharoah; 01-19-2007 at 06:50 PM.