On Saturday 13 December 2008, Jim Duda wrote: >I have a very weird problem. > >Running FC9, Compaq Presario F500. Only about a year old. > >Recently (past few weeks), whenever I boot up, the following >keys are non responsive; asdfjkl; and the enter key. > >If I wait a few minutes, like 3 or 4 minutes, they start >working. If I restart a couple of times, they start >working too, however, I think this is the same 3-4 >minute delay. > >It would appear to be a hardware problem (bad keyboard), >however, once the keys start working, I never have another >problem, until the next reboot. > >Could there be some software issue here? > >I really like the laptop, works well, I really don't >want to take it apart unless I have to. > >Jim I suspect the keyboard has been contaminated, possibly by a soft drink? I won't be responsible, but I've heard, and did it just once 15 years ago, that the top rack in the dishwasher is safe. Use only a teensy amount of a liquid detergent, something that can be completely removed by the rinsing the dishwasher does. Common dishwasher powders are very brutal, but a few drops of Palmolive or Joy have been reported to work. I'd remove it before the dry cycle gets too hot, and let it dry in air a couple of days before putting it back in the lappy. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) You will be singled out for promotion in your work. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
