Panasonic CF-73ECLTXKM - Toughbook 73 - Pentium M 1.4 GHz Service Manual page 21

9.4 KEYBOARD
Make sure that connecting cables, connectors and AC adapter are not loose or disconnected prior to testing.
No. Symptom
1 Key top cannot be
pressed.
Key top does not spring
back after pressing.
2 None of the keys function.
Certain keys do not
function.
3 Input character is
displayed as garbage.
4 Mouse does not function.
Inputs from the mouse
are not accepted properly.
5 Touch pad not function.
Input from the track ball
are not accepted properly.
6 Keyboard failure
7 Keyboard interface failure
Troubleshooting
procedures
No.
1-1 Keyboard is broken.
Replace the keyboard and
2-1 see if inputting from the
keyboard function normally?
Does the screen mode
3-1 correspond to the key entry
mode?
Is the keyboard setting in the
3-2
operating system correct?
Replace the keyboard and
3-3 see if inputting from the
keyboard functions normally?
Replace the mouse.
4-1 Does operation return to
normal?
Replace the touch pad.
5-1 Does operation return to
normal?
Replace the touch pad FPC.
5-2 Does operation return to
normal?
Is the keyboard properly
6-1
connected?
Replace the keyboard.
7-1 Does operation return to
normal?
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Source of
problem
Result
Keyboard
YES Keyboard
NO Main PCB
YES Go to No.3-2
Operating
NO
mistake
YES Go to No.3-3
NO Software setting
YES Keyboard
NO Main PCB
YES Mouse
NO Main PCB
YES Touch Pad
NO Go to No.5-2
YES Touch Pad FPC
NO Main PCB
YES Go to No.7
Keyboard was not
NO connected
properly
YES Keyboard
NO Main PCB
Component
IC14
IC14
IC14
IC14