Keyboard Problems - Toshiba Satellite A205 Series User Manual

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memory module, that takes its power from the battery? Is your
software using the hard disk more? Is the display power set to turn
off automatically? Was the battery fully charged to begin with? All
these conditions affect how long the charge lasts.
After a period of time, the battery will lose its ability to perform at
maximum capacity and will need to be replaced. This is normal for
all batteries. To purchase a new battery pack, see your accessories
information that shipped with your computer, or visit the Toshiba
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current on the most recent software and hardware options for your
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Keyboard problems

If, when you type, strange things happen or nothing happens, the
problem may be related to the keyboard itself.
The keyboard produces unexpected characters.
A keypad overlay may be on. If the numlock light or cursor control
mode light is on, press
light, or
If the problem occurs when both the keypad overlays are off, make
sure the software you are using is not remapping the keyboard.
Refer to the software documentation and check that the program
does not assign different meanings to any of the keys.
You have connected an external keyboard and the operating
system displays one or more keyboard error messages.
The keyboard you connected may be defective or incompatible with
the computer. Try using a different make of keyboard.
Nothing happens when you press the keys on the external
keyboard.
You may have plugged the external keyboard in while the computer
was turned on. Using the computer's TouchPad:
1 Click Start, and then click the arrow next to the Lock button in
the lower-right part of the Start menu.
The Shut Down menu appears.
2 Click Restart.
The computer will restart and recognize the device.
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+ F10 to turn off the cursor control mode
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