Machine is a Toshiba Satellite C650 laptop. Orange juice was spilled on the keyboard, but it only killed a few keys. Other keys all worked. I removed the keyboard & washed it in warm water, dried it for a few weeks in a warm place. During this time I used a USB keyboard (the rest of the machine still functions perfectly, there was no run-thru into the case or MoBo).
When the keyboard was dry I reconnected it and dis-connected the USB keyboard - but no keys at all now worked, Nothing, could not enter bios or boot menu via keyboard.
Ordered a new keyboard and continued using the USBKB till it came. Connected the new KB once received, it did not work. Nothing. Compu still booted fine, but no internal KB input was working. Since it DNF even during boot/BIOS presumably its not an OpSys issue, its Hardware
Checked SETUP, nothiing there that would prevent keyboard working. Reset SETUP to defaults anyway, no joy.
Tried cleaning the new KB cable-end nd connector with alky. Nope.
Suggestions what to test next would be great appreciated. I know some people prefer an external KB on a laptop, but I strongly disagree.
When the keyboard was dry I reconnected it and dis-connected the USB keyboard - but no keys at all now worked, Nothing, could not enter bios or boot menu via keyboard.
Ordered a new keyboard and continued using the USBKB till it came. Connected the new KB once received, it did not work. Nothing. Compu still booted fine, but no internal KB input was working. Since it DNF even during boot/BIOS presumably its not an OpSys issue, its Hardware
Checked SETUP, nothiing there that would prevent keyboard working. Reset SETUP to defaults anyway, no joy.
Tried cleaning the new KB cable-end nd connector with alky. Nope.
Suggestions what to test next would be great appreciated. I know some people prefer an external KB on a laptop, but I strongly disagree.