HPDV9000 keyboard missing letters

simonmlowe · 09-04-2009, 09:21 AM

hi
hope someone can help my hp dv9000 laptop keyboard keeps missing out letters when i type ,its very annoying i have to go back andretype loads of mistakes.
any ideas?

**TriggerFinger** · 09-04-2009, 07:32 PM

Does the same thing happens if you use an external keyboard (via USB)?

simonmlowe · 09-05-2009, 10:22 AM

hi trigger
no i have not tried a external keyboard has i have'nt got one!!, it just seems like i have a virus even the space bar works when it wants to,like other letters it seems very intemittent.

**TriggerFinger** · 09-05-2009, 10:52 AM

Well you are correct... it could be a virus too.

Another test I can think of (aside from the easiest one... using an external keyboard) is to use another operating system (boot with linux live CD or boot with a bootable CD/DVD media) and test your keyboard in that environment. If keyboard works well in linux then that proves you may have a virus or something in your Windows. But if symptoms remain then for sure your keyboard may need replacement.

simonmlowe · 09-05-2009, 01:48 PM

well my lap is only 10 months old and has been trouble free ,i suspect that it is a virus but norton has'nt found anything dodgy so it looks like i am going to have to put up with it........thanks for your help m8 cheers...simon

**TriggerFinger** · 09-07-2009, 03:45 PM

Ten months old? If so, may be you can still bring it back to the seller for free repairs and/or replacement.

09-04-2009, 09:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
simonmlowe Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3 OS: vista	HPDV9000 keyboard missing letters hi hope someone can help my hp dv9000 laptop keyboard keeps missing out letters when i type ,its very annoying i have to go back andretype loads of mistakes. any ideas?

09-04-2009, 07:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,851 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: HPDV9000 keyboard missing letters Does the same thing happens if you use an external keyboard (via USB)? __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

09-05-2009, 10:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
simonmlowe Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3 OS: vista	Re: HPDV9000 keyboard missing letters hi trigger no i have not tried a external keyboard has i have'nt got one!!, it just seems like i have a virus even the space bar works when it wants to,like other letters it seems very intemittent.

09-05-2009, 10:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,851 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: HPDV9000 keyboard missing letters Well you are correct... it could be a virus too. Another test I can think of (aside from the easiest one... using an external keyboard) is to use another operating system (boot with linux live CD or boot with a bootable CD/DVD media) and test your keyboard in that environment. If keyboard works well in linux then that proves you may have a virus or something in your Windows. But if symptoms remain then for sure your keyboard may need replacement. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

09-05-2009, 01:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
simonmlowe Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3 OS: vista	Re: HPDV9000 keyboard missing letters well my lap is only 10 months old and has been trouble free ,i suspect that it is a virus but norton has'nt found anything dodgy so it looks like i am going to have to put up with it........thanks for your help m8 cheers...simon

09-07-2009, 03:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,851 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: HPDV9000 keyboard missing letters Ten months old? If so, may be you can still bring it back to the seller for free repairs and/or replacement. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE