3 options really.
1) New laptop or try to mess around with a dodgy ebay replacment keyboard unit for about 40 bucks.
2) Master the shitty art of Onscreen keyboard use.
3) Disable normal keyboard and velcro a thin wireless keyboard on top of it.
It doesn't seem to be persistent only when the laptop heats up so thanks, I might try this.
It doesn't seem to be persistent only when the laptop heats up so thanks, I might try this.
Only when it heats. Sounds like the ribbon connector is juuust loose enough.
Only when it heats. Sounds like the ribbon connector is juuust loose enough.
If you haven't spilled anything on said keyboard, it's probably just the connection ribbon. Pull your keyboard out and see if the ribbon contacts need to be cleaned or if the ribbon is cracked. You can get a replacement easily and for cheap.