Backspace and arrow keys not working

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in Genius Bar edited January 2014
Backspace and arrow keys on my keyboard stopped functioning.



Any suggestions as to how to get them working again.





Fuggedaboudit.



I unplugged the keyboard and replugged it. Now the backspace and arrow keys are working. Thanx anyway.

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  • Reply 1 of 8
    omegaomega Posts: 427member
    Glad we could help!



    +1 post whoring
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  • Reply 2 of 8
    sequitursequitur Posts: 1,910member
    The keyboard is messing up more and more. Replugging it works for an hour or so, but it does something weird again. I think it's telling me that it's about to give up. Bummer. It's only a few months old.
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  • Reply 3 of 8
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by sequitur View Post


    The keyboard is messing up more and more. Replugging it works for an hour or so, but it does something weird again. I think it's telling me that it's about to give up. Bummer. It's only a few months old.



    What kind of keyboard is it? Have you brought it in to the shop?
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  • Reply 4 of 8
    sequitursequitur Posts: 1,910member
    It's wired, of course, and is short stroke like the keyboards issued with iMac; however, I bought it at Best Buy. I received a similar wireless with the iMac I bought last year, but that one was chewing up batteries about once a week,



    Whoooooaaaaa~!!! I'm glad you asked that question. I held the KB up to the light to look for a type name. I didn't find a type, but in the increased light, I found some cat hairs between the keys and the board. The Dust (air) Remover evidently wasn't blowing them away. I had to pull them out with

    tweezers.



    Possibly that's the problem. I'll report back later if removing them does the deed.



    This never happened when I used a long stroke keyboard.
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  • Reply 5 of 8
    sequitursequitur Posts: 1,910member
    Removing cat hair didn't fix the problem. Any suggestions other than taking it back?
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  • Reply 6 of 8
    Jesus, I meant is it an Apple Keyboard or what, not is it a USB keyboard...



    If you bought it at Best Buy just a few months ago, it's under warranty. Have them fix it.
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  • Reply 7 of 8
    sequitursequitur Posts: 1,910member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by tonton View Post


    Jesus, I meant is it an Apple Keyboard or what, not is it a USB keyboard...



    If you bought it at Best Buy just a few months ago, it's under warranty. Have them fix it.



    It is an Apple Keyboard; white on silver, chiclet type keys.
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  • Reply 8 of 8
    mysticmystic Posts: 514member
    Put it in the dishwasher maybe...
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