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Dell PS/2 Keyboard Stops Working Randomly After Power Disturbance

Dell PS/2 Keyboard Stops Working Randomly After Power Disturbance

I have a Dell PS/2 keyboard connected to a desktop PC running Slackware 12.2 & Windows XP. After a recent, brief power outage/disturbance at my home, the keyboard has begun to quit working at random times. It has stopped at POST, but not by keyboard error -- I have to press the F1 key to continue booting, and at times the keyboard has already stopped working. Other times, the keyboard will work perfectly for a long time (a day or more) before it finally quits. It has stopped at boot, in Windows XP, and in Slackware. The led lights continue to work regardless.

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Guest [Entry]

Try the suspect keyboard on another computer and see whether or not the problem follows the keyboard around. If it does, then the keyboard is damaged and needs to be replaced.