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Offline paul1981

Re: A600 Black screen live again
« on: June 02, 2012, 03:26:25 PM »
Quote from: Moonlighter;694839
just one problem the keybord is not working 100% some keys dont work I cant make A + A + Ctrl to reset ..:anger::anger: some of the topo leters dont work like: QWERTY sometimes de Del doent work either.
Any sugestions ?

I've had this exact same problem on two different A600's...

The keyboard ribbon cable at the end has carbon like contacts and when the ribbon is removed from the board INCORRECTLY (ie just pulled without lifting the locking flap first) then it wrecks the contacts (they'll appear badly scratched if you look closely).
There's an easy solution though... :)

Just get a pair of sharp scissors and cut a thin slither off of the end of the ribbon evenly across (of no more than 1mm). This will mean the lower part of the contacts will now make the contact and your keyboard should be saved.

Failing that, you'll need to buy a working A600 keyboard membrane. Airey from ebay UK should have plenty of those in stock.