Wow, that actually DOES sound like a hardware fault..especially since
there is no keyboard lock on the dell inspiron. I am wondering if there
isn't an interupt problem. Keyboard locks an interupt internaly in the
machine (I think) which is waht causes the keyboard not to type...it
disables the keyboard interupt so the CPU won't take its input. That at
least is how I have hear it discribed. Have you tried setting it back
to its default values or selecting set to default in the BIOS? Lacking
that I am wondering if (and I hesitate even to mention it since I have
NEVER even had the cover of this one of mine) you couldn't short the
bios battery to reset the bios completely. THat may take care of it
also.
>reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>From: "Stuart, Mike" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: RE: Weird keyboard probs!!?!
>Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 10:30:25 +0100
>
>Hi,
>
>Anyone aware of this problem on I3000?
>
>I have been running Linux everything OK. Reboot into windows 98, but
sound
>has gone strange, so I reboot and alter bios settings to auto on
serial,
>irda, sound, lpt etc.
>
>save and exit from bios and reboot.
>
>Damn thing now refuses to boot because it claims that the keyboard has
been
>locked!
>
>Error 0213 Keyboard Locked - Unlock key switch.
>
>Strange - machine is now unusable. Dell say its a hardware fault - but
I
>don't believe them.
>
>Anyone?
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Edy Gasparini [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: 18 August 1998 06:33
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Weird keyboard probs!!?!
>
>
>Greets,
>
>Anyone else experiencing weird keyboard input on their I3000? This is
not
>restricted to Linux: it also happens under win95/NT and even in the
BIOS!
>The
>classic symptom is too get mysterious N=B input from the keyboard.
>
>Even better, under NT, these wierd key strokes end up executing
keyboard
>shortcuts! So, you could be beavering away at something and all of a
sudden,
>System Properties is displayed on the screen. Sometimes it is really
bad and
>I
>can slightly twist the palm rest area and all sorts of key entries are
made.
>
>I've logged a call with Dell and there answer has been to replace
keyboard
>and
>motherboard (that's another story!!). I think it's more shonky casing.
>
>Just wondering if I'm alone on this ...
>
>./edy
>
>
>
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