Troubleshoot Your Keyboard

Make sure the keyboard is plugged in.

Check that the front panel keyboard lock switch is in the unlocked position,

If you have an AT/XT Switchable keyboards check to see that it Is on the proper setting

Check that no key is stuck.

Try different keyboard, if it works properly the original keyboard is your suspect.

Try the original keyboard on a different computer. If it doesn’t work properly, the keyboard is at fault and needs to be replaced.

Using the keyboard:

Keyboards are not always identical, but most keyboards include the basic keys in roughly the same positions.

ENTER | - One of the most important keys in the keyboard is the [enter) key.

The computer system receives the key strokes and displays on the screen and stores, but not acted upon, until you press ( enter]

You type DOS commands and instructions and enter data using your keyboard as if it were a typewriter. When you are ready to send a line to the computer, press the [enter j key.

While data is received by the computer’s screen as you press each key, no data, instructions, or system command is transmitted to the computer for execution until you press Enter

BACKSPACE =you can make changes to an entry, before pressing ENTER, by using [backspace] key. Each time you press [backspace) the c6mputer deletes one character to the left of your cursor point, and moves the cursor one position to the left.

CAPS LOCK ]

The Caps lock key is on the left hand side of the enhanced 101 -key keyboard. It is a toggle key. If you do not press the caps lock, lowercase letters are transmitted when alphabetical keys are pressed. If you press the caps lock once, each letter is transmitted as uppercase letter. If you press it again, you will get lowercase letters. A light usually appears on the keyboard if you have toggled Caps lock on. It affects only the letters.

SHIFT - To enter data or instructions in the uppercase, or in the lowercase, use the [shift) key to control the case. There are two identical shift keys on the keyboard, one on the lower right side of the central keyboard and one on the lower left. The shift keys make all the special characters above the numbers on the keyboard. The shift key is not a toggle key. It must be held down or pressed for each special character or for uppercase letter desired.

Cursor Key

These keys are used for positioning the cursor at a desired point on the screen. These either shares the numeric keypad with numbers or on a separate dedicated group of keys.

If there are cursor control characters on your numeric keypad, you can access them when Numlock is off. When the numlock’s light is on, the keypad keys generate numbers rather than the cursor control signals.

The numeric keypad is located at the right side of the keyboard. It allows you to enter numbers with your right hand when the Numlock key is pressed. Alight appears on the keyboard if you toggle the key.

PAGE DOWN | key on the numeric keypad scrolls or moves one page (screen) down in a program or file.

PAGE UP | Scrolls one page up in a program or file

Function keys appear above the main keyboard. They are typically numbered.
These keys have specific meanings for each software product that you run.