Keyboard Fuse?

[jpatry]

I have a problem that I've never heard of before and would like to know if anyone else has.

I could boot into my system, but the keyboard would not work (no error beep message, even when I unplugged it). I thought it was the keyboard, so I tested it on another machine, the keyboard works. Tested the machine with another working keyboard, it didn't work. I checked the internal connections and everything was seated correctly. I thought maybe it was a BIOS error and would have to be replaced.

I sent it to a service center to have it checked and they told my co-workder they replaced the fan (which was working fine) on the processor (can't figure out how that is related to the keyboard). Then they said they replaced the keyboard fuse. This is the part that I'm curious about. Is there even a fuse in the keyboard or in the CPU??? I've never seen one and want to call them, but first I wanted to check with other techs to see if I'm way off here.

Thanks for any info you can provide!

Jen

[mjc]

Yes, indeed some keyboard circuits do contain a fuse...not all of them.

When you call them try to find out their reasoning for replacing the fan...it would be interesting to know why a suspected keyboard problem necessitates a fan replacement.

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[jpatry]

Thanks for the info about the keyboard fuse, I didn't realize that. I will ask them what's with the fan replacement.

I appreciate the quick response.
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[This message has been edited by jpatry (edited 01-15-2002).]