(resolved)Toshiba laptop "i" key not working?Help

tinado · 04-07-2007, 06:06 AM

A couple of months ago,a small amount of liquid as spilled on laptop.Shut off,turned upside down and dried out.Next day worked fine..except for the "a" & Z" keys.Removed cover and cleaning,now OK.Two months on,no problems but last night "i" refused to work.All my passwords include an "i"...Help.Can´t use laptop,now,on very old PC.Not tech-mined, husband is even worse! Also hard up & can´t afford a technician.Toshiba Satelitte is out of guarantee...has all my stuff on it desperate,please help!

**Terrister** · 04-07-2007, 08:06 AM

Does this laptop have a PS2 connector on back? Can you plug a external keybord into it?

tinado · 04-07-2007, 08:28 AM

Thanks so much for the reply.In the meantime,tried the laptop again & discovered that not only was the "i" not working...but I could no longer use the keys either side"u" & "o" or below,"h,J,K & L".....
At this point I decided it had to be some kind of virus,& it was growing!
So although I had run all the Spyware /virus stuff...I did so again,went back to a restore point,when the "i" was working...and then re-started laptop!
Hey presto..all the keys working again!
Nothing to do with the earlier spill....

Still not sure what it was,but sorted ..Thankfully!

Thanks so much

for your reply anyway.

**Terrister** · 04-07-2007, 11:30 AM

Great. Might want to visit our security team on this site to make sure you are malware free. These things have a bad habit of coming back.

04-07-2007, 06:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
tinado Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2 OS: WIN XP	(resolved)Toshiba laptop "i" key not working?Help A couple of months ago,a small amount of liquid as spilled on laptop.Shut off,turned upside down and dried out.Next day worked fine..except for the "a" & Z" keys.Removed cover and cleaning,now OK.Two months on,no problems but last night "i" refused to work.All my passwords include an "i"...Help.Can´t use laptop,now,on very old PC.Not tech-mined, husband is even worse! Also hard up & can´t afford a technician.Toshiba Satelitte is out of guarantee...has all my stuff on it desperate,please help!

04-07-2007, 08:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,098 OS: Xp	Re: Toshiba laptop "i" key not working?Help Does this laptop have a PS2 connector on back? Can you plug a external keybord into it? __________________

04-07-2007, 08:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
tinado Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2 OS: WIN XP	Re: Toshiba laptop "i" key not working?Help Thanks so much for the reply.In the meantime,tried the laptop again & discovered that not only was the "i" not working...but I could no longer use the keys either side"u" & "o" or below,"h,J,K & L"..... At this point I decided it had to be some kind of virus,& it was growing! So although I had run all the Spyware /virus stuff...I did so again,went back to a restore point,when the "i" was working...and then re-started laptop! Hey presto..all the keys working again! Nothing to do with the earlier spill.... Still not sure what it was,but sorted ..Thankfully! Thanks so much for your reply anyway.

04-07-2007, 11:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,098 OS: Xp	Re: Toshiba laptop "i" key not working?Help Great. Might want to visit our security team on this site to make sure you are malware free. These things have a bad habit of coming back. __________________