2. try disconnecting the internal keyboard from the motherboard and test the laptop just with the external usb keyboard. if it works properly with the internal keyboard disconnected, this could be the laptop keyboard failure. try replacing it.. Last night my enter, delete, arrow, and a couple of other keys ceased functioning. i opened the laptop and reseated the ribbon—and the keys began working again. shortly after, they stopped once more.. Keyboard failure symptoms. typical symptoms associated with keyboard failures include the following:. no characters appear onscreen when entered from the keyboard. some keys work, whereas others do not work..
You could try to remove the keyboard and detach the ribbon cable, inspect and clean the ribbon cable contact points, then reassemble. just re-seating the cable may fix the problem.. The keyboard on tom dimas’ laptop stopped working. he’s hoping for a fix. with a laptop, you can’t simply buy a new keyboard and plug it in. replacing it is difficult (or expensive), so it. Have you tried... uninstalling the keyboard driver. rebooting the computer (without reinstalling the driver just yet). and when the computer restarts it should reinstall it on its own..