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    HELP my macbook keyboard

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by airon11, Dec 24, 2014.

  1. airon11

    airon11 Newbie

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    So i have a mid 2013 macbook air (running OS X YOSEMITE) , and im having issues with the keyboard:
    keys "w" through "o" dont work on the third row from top (and when they do, they lag and stop working after couple mins)

    all other keys work fine

    If you're wondering, im writing this on the keyboard viewer

    Been like for 3 days, please help so i can avoid repair fees

    Thanks
     
    airon11, Dec 24, 2014
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  2. S.SubZero

    S.SubZero Notebook Deity

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    Did we get some liquid damage? Impact damage? Is something stuck in the keyboard?

    The "jiggle the battery" key combo is (powered down, on AC) left-shift, left-option, left-control, then hold POWER for five seconds.

    Then try powering on, hold command, option, P, R. It will reboot. Release all keys.

    If neither of these do anything, it may need a visit to the Apple Store.
     
    S.SubZero, Dec 25, 2014
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  3. airon11

    airon11 Newbie

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    no luck. I think it'll have to visit the apple store, but thanks though
     
    airon11, Dec 25, 2014
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    diggy Notebook Deity

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    Only time I've ever seen this happen was due to liquid damage . Hope thats not the case
     
    diggy, Dec 27, 2014
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