Computers cannot be modified in whatever way without a keyboard. It’s far even more important than the mouse. Which is why when problems hit the keyboard, it renders your computer useless. Unlike some computer components which only have one to a few problems, the keyboard may encounter several. Here are some keyboard problems:
• You can see the keyboard has power and is supposed to work fine, but it doesn’t detect and respond to your presses. In this case, you can see the lights on the upper right side of your keyboard (i.e. Num Lock, Caps Lock, and Scroll Lock) but when you press the letters or the numbers, nothing appears on the screen.
• The keyboard beeps when you press a key.
• Special functions of keyboards (Fn for laptops, ALT+0241 for “ñ”, etc.) do not work.
• Device manager of your operating system cannot detect a keyboard plugged in.
• Keyboard malfunctions upon loading of the operating system. You may press DEL and other keys during boot-up but all keyboard functions fail to work upon entering Windows.
These problems can really annoy everyone. However, troubleshooting is possible for this issue. Just before you phone for replacement on your keyboard, try these steps first:
1. Check the connectors of the keyboard to the back of your CPU is it is well-attached in its proper places. There are times when the plug for keyboard has been put on the plug for mouse.
2. Inspect the cable if it is cut, or if some teeth of the plugs are missing or broken.
3. If your computer keyboard has a driver, look for updates through the internet. If you have the current one, reinstall it.
Otherwise, swap your keyboard for another. If the problem still not works, maybe the connector on your CPU has the problem.
