Question Asus L210MA Keyboard Not Responsive But Indicator Lights Work

Jan 4, 2025
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I just acquired this little Asus laptop L210MA and I can't get the internal keyboard to work. I tried reinstalling the drivers, reset built in Windows 11, and reset the ribbon cable.
The lights indicator for Caps, Fn and Power work. The Power button is the only key that works.
Using an external keyboard kinda defeats the purpose of this little machine. I want to try to make it mobile again.
Also I can't seem to get into the BIOS setting, F2, ESC, DEL don't work.
Can't get into Safe mode F8 from bootup and I get error after reboot if I try it through Windows 11 advance startup option (screenshot below). Could it be the built in Windows 11 files broken?
Does this laptop not have the option to get into BIOS?

Does anyone have a recommendation what to try to get the keyboard back 100%?

If nothing else works, I want to try installing Windows 10 LTSC on it and hoping it will fix the keyboard issue with a fresh OS files.

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If you need a keyboard to navigate while you are trying repairs you can activate the on-screen keyboard through the accessibility icon at the login screen and use the mouse if it's not touchscreen.
The laptop keyboard may need to be replaced.
 
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