Left side of keyboard won't work (FIXED)

[halolegend2000]

Hello nebulous. As I am writing this on my phone, the left side of my keyboard refuses to work, except for the W, S, 2, and X keys. Please help me.

 

[patty]

Hello nebulous. As I am writing this on my phone, the left side of my keyboard refuses to work, except for the W, S, 2, and X keys. Please help me.

is it a laptop or desktop

 

[AwesomeGrenade™]

if its a separate keyboard clean it out
if its on a laptop then i dunno, ask nicely :D!

 

[halolegend2000]

is it a laptop or desktop

It is a laptop

 

[mårten]

It is a laptop

get a knife or something
pick off all the keys
clean the shit under them
place them back
or get a separate keyboard and attach it via USB to your laptop

 

[anotherninja1]

might be shorting out if you spilled shit on it
so

take off all the key caps, buy some of this:

and genocide the keyboard with it

 

[mårten]

might be shorting out if you spilled shit on it
so

take off all the key caps, buy some of this:

and genocide the keyboard with it

and then light it up

because seriously it's a laptop dude

 

[halolegend2000]

Guys, I'm not an idiot. Please give me valid answers.

 

[mårten]

Guys, I'm not an idiot. Please give me valid answers.

but seriously if you suspect you have something stuck under the keys just pick them off it's not hard

 

[Dalekfodder]

Guys, I'm not an idiot. Please give me valid answers.

Okay first things first flip the laptop when its covers open and shake it down so any crumbles in it can fall off

your issue looks like a mechanical one rather than software so if that doesnt fix it then you have to figure out how to remove your keyboard, if its mechanical than it is possivle that you can pull the keys off and simply just clean underneath it

 

[halolegend2000]

They arent stuck, they press down just fine, they refuse to work.

 

[patty]

They arent stuck, they press down just fine, they refuse to work.

Funny enough, it can be an OS issue as Windows/OSX controls the numbers (keys are ordered in numbers, so Q is 1, etc). If something happened, then your OS may not pick it up. It can also be a hardware issue as the controller which connects the keyboard to the motherboard may be undone. Best bet is to bring it to a local computer repair shop (not BestBuy) as they can open it (hopefully) without voiding the warranty.

 

[AwesomeGrenade™]

or update your drivers too! scan for viruses also!

 

[Mirukihoshi]

Does this happen when you lap-top is hot? It could be that you computer gets so hot that your keys don't work. A restart usually fixes it. Also- just keep your computer cleaned.

 

[halolegend2000]

Well, I took it to my mom, and she fixed it! Mom knows best!

 

[AwesomeGrenade™]

Well, I took it to my mom, and she fixed it! Mom knows best!

you should probably share how it was fixed so anyone else with the issue can look here and solve it