I Wiped My Computer. now Why Doesnt My Keyboard Work ?

I wiped my computer. now why doesnt my keyboard work ?

The round plug with the pins inside are called PS2 plugs, just for future reference in case you have to explain it to anyone else. Make sure the pins are all still there and not bent or broken. Also make sure the port on the back of the computer is free of any debris. It should also go without saying, make sure you are plugging it in to the correct port. The colors should match up to the back of the computer. The thing is, the keyboard will work even without a hard-drive or anything like that, because its controller chip is mounted on the motherboard. My advice is to try another PS2 keyboard and see if it works. If it does not , then you can safely assume that the port, by odd coincidence, is no longer working. If it does, then we know fairly certainly that your keyboard is bad. If the port is no longer working, get a USB keyboard instead. If you do not have an available slot for it, then you either need a USB hub to allow more USB connections, or buy a new motherboard to support your PS2 keyboard.

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How do I clean the dust between the keys on my keyboard?

Do as the Black Warrior suggested. You could also dump them into a pan of soapy water to clean them. As they dry use a q-tip and alcohol to clean the rest of the keyboard. Do not get carried away with the alcohol and by all means do not have anything turned ON.

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keyboard got soda spilled onto how do i clean it?

You can remove each and every key from the keyboard. take it out . clean it with a cloth. and put it back

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Desktop PS/2 keyboard not working?

When you plug it in, do any of the scroll lock or caps lock lights come on? Did you try plugging the keyboard into a different computer? If it's not responding on any computer, then it's probably dead. May be time to buy a new one for $10.

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Can I turn on my laptop after disabling its keyboard?

the keyboard is connected separately from the on button, so yeah you can still power on your laptop if you disconnected the keyboard. Or just get a usb keyboard, theres a setting that disables the keyboard when an external keyboard is connected

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Can I use a PC/Mac keyboard as a Bluetooth keyboard for iPhone?

If your iPhone is jailbroken, you can install a BlueTooth driver that supports external keyboards

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What is a USB passthrough for a keyboard?

A USB passthrough is referenced when a keyboard has female USB ports for other devices to be plugged into the keyboard. USB passthroughs requires more than one USB port to be used by the keyboard in order to pass the USB through to the PC, often requiring an additional connection to the host system for powered ports

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Spilt Coke in Keyboard but thats not the problem...keys are acting strange?

Well this could take a while but you could get a few like cleaning wipes or even diaper wipes and tuck them into your keyboard but if yu want the fast way there is a little slit on every computer. Just press the slit in and that will tae out the keyboard. Then you will be able to clean it with no problem. it will take aproximetly 5 mins.

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I have question about how to protect my keyboard on my macbook?

You can purchase one from ebay for around 5 bucks. When you are on ebay just type in macbook keyboard cover into the search bar. You can get one that covers just the keyboard or the who top of it. They come in white, black, and clear. When I saw someone use one of these covers it was love at first sight. So i found a bit of background information on it and it turns out the keyboard on the macbook is the main way to let out it's heat. Mine is hot enough, so I decided not to get it and its doing perfectly fine with out it. If yours gets really dirty then I guess this would be a good thing. So I hope this helped. :)