A4000 Keys?

[tokyoracer]

Hi A-users,
I know this has been asked before but im after a set of keys that will fit in the front beizel lock but unsure what exactly to look for. Preferbly official ones but if not then any that will fit nicely. I was thinking about Maplins but got no idea what to ask for as im not sure of the dimentions and the shape.
Any help would be much apriciated. :-)

[rkauer]

 Buy the entire lock + keys set.

 The size of any lock is the same. But the "secret" is not.

 Substitute the whole damm thing.

[hardlink]

tokyoracer wrote:
Hi A-users,
I know this has been asked before ...

True:

http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=29801

[tokyoracer]

@ rkauer, But some may "stick out" like moto said. :-?

[EDIT] How do I know to buy the right one?

[rkauer]

tokyoracer wrote:
@ rkauer, But some may "stick out" like moto said. :-?

[EDIT] How do I know to buy the right one?

 Bring the original lock with you when you buy another one!

[tokyoracer]

Just thought of that!
I will bring the whole beizel so then it could be sorted on the spot. Thanks! :-)

[rkauer]

tokyoracer wrote:
Just thought of that!
I will bring the whole beizel so then it could be sorted on the spot. Thanks! :-)

 :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

 No need to take out the whole bezel. Just take out the original lock to compare to a new one. What to look: diameter and the "frontal" height (the part who protrude from the bezel).

[tokyoracer]

@ rkauer, I don't have the tools here (or can't find them) but to be honest that would be best as it can be sorted there if I  can prompt them to. :-)

[tokyoracer]

I return, with a new lock! There was no exact one but the diameter is correct, it just sticks out a small tad but is neat enough. Though I can't work out were the wires should go and were the 3 hole plug goes (I presume it's behind the LED power plugs so thats what I used at the time). I tried to hold the wires on by my finger and switching the machine on and no luck. It always turns on. Some sort of diagram would be great here. :-?

[Matt_H]

@ tokyoracer

The machine is supposed to always turn on. They keylock just disables the mouse and keyboard so it can't be used.

[tokyoracer]

Oops, will give that a go then! Sorry. :roll:

[EDIT] Well at the moment my 4000 isn't booting up at all, I fear it maybe a faulty motherboard. Things on the Amiga front for me hasn't been going well or cheaply to say the least.

[tokyoracer]

Just to say, the lock is working fine. Thanks for the help guys. :-)

[ThePieman]

Does any wires need to be connected to the key? I mean would this prevent it from working?

Thanks, ThePieman

[rkauer]

 The key is connected to two wires on the motherboard, intended for blocking the keyboard/mouse use.

[AMC258]

Did anyone ever actually use this feature?  I remember that most Peecees were keyed alike, so everyone had the key, and that the keylock was supposed to turn off the keyboard (power) but on some peecees it was a BIOS function that didn't work on powerup.  So, you could PRES FOR SETUP... and disable the keylock!