Keyboard Issue on V7 482PG - Keys not working or entered twice

gbalstad

I just started having this issue with my V7-482PG. Some keys do not work, and other keys entered characters 2-3 times. So I willl ed up getttig wrds lik tis. Very frustrating to say the least, especially as a law student who takes timed exams on this laptop. I am not sure if this is a hardware or software issue, however, I am leaning towards hardware because of the way the machine behaves when entering my BIOS password on boot. The keyboard should not be affected by software issues when entering BIOS passwords, and one of the keys only works when pressed hard.

 

If it is indeed hardware, then where is the issue? Are these keyboards all bad? Or is it the design of the laptop? Is the keyboard cable being pinched? Is the keyboard secured too tightly as to warp the keys?

 

Very frustrating.

 

I am sending it in to ACER, and will keep this post updated as need be.

philetus

http://community.acer.com/t5/Ultra-Thin/Acer-s7-keyboard-issue-with-repeating-characters/td-p/24407

 

magicmac

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Re: Acer s7 keyboard issue with repeating characters[ Edited ]

 

‎01-15-2013 07:46 PM - edited ‎02-07-2013 10:24 AM

I had the same problem with a Vaio Z in 2009 and I could not believe to see this again with my shiny new Acer S7. But no worries, there's a fix for this:

 

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/26748522/zechofix.html

 

If you want the full story with the VAIO, check out this post: http://forum.notebookreview.com/sony/306453-sony-vaio-z-sticky-squeaky-keys-doubled-type-16.html

 

On the other hand, consider this as a patch but of course it is NOT ideal. Acer should fix this hardware problem instead of selling premium notebooks with bad keyboards and bad trackpads (tapping the trackpad fails 30% of the times in my case!)