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- From: jeffsj@execpc.com (Jeffery S. Jones)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
- Subject: Re: Amiga 500 1.2 Keyboard Problem
- Date: 01 Apr 96 16:01:46 +0000
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- On 31-Mar-96 16:10:13, Luis Miguel Bentes Moita Flores
- <lbf@centaurus.fct.unl.pt> wrote:
- >A friend of mine gave an Amiga 500 WB 1.2. The caps-lock key gets blocked
- >when I turn on my computer, the same with the rest of the keys. What can I do
- > to fix this ?. Is the solution very expensive? I've tried removing the disk
- >drive but nothing happened. Could somebody help me? I really love that
- >machine. Please email me any suggestions to lbf@dee.fct.unl.pt. A long time
- >ago somebody told me it was an hardware bug common to all Amigas.
-
- I am not sure what you mean by blocked.
-
- If you mean that the CAPS LOCK key comes on on booting, yes, that is part of
- the power-up test. If it stays on, that means there is a problem in the
- keyboard electronics. The keyboard won't work in this case, even though the
- mouse and software will run.
-
- The fix depends on what is broken. If it is the keyboard itself, it will need
- to be replaced; that is about $60 US (depending on where you go). If you have a
- friend with another A500, you can swap keyboards, it is a quick way to test the
- problem.
-
- If the keyboard is OK, then it could be any of several chips on the
- motherboard. I haven't worked on the insides of an A500 in a while, but I think
- that one of the CIAs controls the keyboard, and they can be swapped for a quick
- test.
-
- Another possibility is a bad connection to the keyboard connector, or
- something shorting the keyboard circuits. If you pull the keyboard out, and it
- works, then it just might be one of these, and fixing the connection won't cost
- much.
-
- Good luck.
-
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