keyboard failure

[AUFred]

That was interesting. Turn on desktop computer, during boot up it makes a beeping noise. I turn to the screen which is black with white text "Keyboard failure". I tap spacebar computer continues to load. All seems well later as I am using it, it locks up mouse won't move nothing. turn off power. Sequence as previous, wash rinse repeat. I grab spare keyboard hook it up and re-boot. Computer seems to be working now. Note to self about 10 years is all the life one can expect from a keyboard evidently.:tooth

 

[griz bear]

Hint: rest of computer to follow soon

 

[Francis]

Keyboards usually can last a good 3 to 4 years if you treat them right.. Obviously Fred you are very easy on them as 10 years is really pushing the limit on a keyboard. Once the keys stick they will cause a Windows Freeze ( Blue Screen of Death ) or all types of error codes..

While I am much like you and easy on my computer parts my ex wife used to kill a keyboard every 6 months.. I got her the indestructible keyboard which she managed to kill in 8 months..



Hopefully the computer is not 10 years old as well.. :24:

 

[AUFred]

it is 10 years old plus. i have a pair I purchased which have been wpied clean and still run.

 

[The Man]

still have the original keyboard with a ten plus year old dell

 

[Jackass master]

Damn. I am on my third keyboard in about 7 years. I like the ergo Microsoft ones but they don't make them except wireless now. You will get some strange errors when the keys go bad. I only use 2 fingers and do tend to hit them a little hard.

 

[Jackass master]

 

[Francis]

I remember trying to explain to my mother how to do things on the computer and it was much like this clip.. I miss those days..

[video=youtube;jtIFbCj5ndI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtIFbCj5ndI[/video]