bizarre laptop keyboard problem
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 12:41 am
Hello,
I'm not sure if this is an appropriate Ableton post, but I hope someone can help here.
I was working in 5.0.3 just now, and out of the blue my Ctrl key stopped working. I physically popped the key out and it worked for about 2 seconds and it stopped working again. Funny thing is, I open Samplitude and the Ctrl key works!! BUT....only for certain functions, like select all (Ctrl A) & save (Ctrl S), and does NOT work for zooming in and out (Ctrl +/-). So i know physically they key is functional, but somehow it only works for certain functions. I've switched back and forth between the 2 programs and it consistenly works partially in Samplitude and not at all in Live. The key does not work even in Word.
I'm using a Toshiba A70 laptop, P4 3.33 Ghz, 1.5 RAM. I just got it back from service shop because somehow I sent a shock to my laptop one day and fried my RAM, causing it to shutdown upon power-up. somewhat of a problematic laptop, according to a lot of online reviews, but for me it worked very well for the first 5 months.
I know this is more a question for a computer forum but i'm wondering if anyone has experienced this bizarre phenomenon. It's really hindering my workflow in Live.
Thanks in advance for any idea on how to fix this.
I'm not sure if this is an appropriate Ableton post, but I hope someone can help here.
I was working in 5.0.3 just now, and out of the blue my Ctrl key stopped working. I physically popped the key out and it worked for about 2 seconds and it stopped working again. Funny thing is, I open Samplitude and the Ctrl key works!! BUT....only for certain functions, like select all (Ctrl A) & save (Ctrl S), and does NOT work for zooming in and out (Ctrl +/-). So i know physically they key is functional, but somehow it only works for certain functions. I've switched back and forth between the 2 programs and it consistenly works partially in Samplitude and not at all in Live. The key does not work even in Word.
I'm using a Toshiba A70 laptop, P4 3.33 Ghz, 1.5 RAM. I just got it back from service shop because somehow I sent a shock to my laptop one day and fried my RAM, causing it to shutdown upon power-up. somewhat of a problematic laptop, according to a lot of online reviews, but for me it worked very well for the first 5 months.
I know this is more a question for a computer forum but i'm wondering if anyone has experienced this bizarre phenomenon. It's really hindering my workflow in Live.
Thanks in advance for any idea on how to fix this.