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Aaron Griffin

27 Jun 2008 27 Jun '08

5:57 p.m.

Hey guys, Just a heads-up. My thinkpad's keyboard is acting up, so I'm sending it in for repairs. I haven't been able to use it properly for some time (I can't even properly login because some keys output multiple letters 80% of the time, like the ones used in my password). Sooo, no Arch laptop for me. I will try and see if my 64bit hardware will behave again, but I think that's busted too.

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Andreas Radke

27 Jun 27 Jun

7:18 p.m.

Am Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:57:53 -0500 schrieb "Aaron Griffin" :

Hey guys, Just a heads-up. My thinkpad's keyboard is acting up, so I'm sending it in for repairs. I haven't been able to use it properly for some time (I can't even properly login because some keys output multiple letters 80% of the time, like the ones used in my password).

Sooo, no Arch laptop for me. I will try and see if my 64bit hardware will behave again, but I think that's busted too.

I've had similar trouble with my Samsung notebook keyboard for some weeks now. I pray it's not a software issue. while watching European soccer championship I've spread accidentally beer over it that made it finally die. Now it's wild beeping in BIOS post. So I ordered a new keyboard and hope this will fix it. Meanwhile it looks funny to use an external desktop keyboard with it :S -Andy

James Rayner

28 Jun 28 Jun

3:45 a.m.

On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 3:57 AM, Aaron Griffin wrote:

Hey guys, Just a heads-up. My thinkpad's keyboard is acting up, so I'm sending it in for repairs. I haven't been able to use it properly for some time (I can't even properly login because some keys output multiple letters 80% of the time, like the ones used in my password).

I had similar problems with my laptop recently. This thing is way outta warranty (4.5 years old) but it's still a solid reliable machine. A friend of mine gave me the disassembly guide a few months ago, so i bought the parts for cheap from an Acer service center and did it myself. New keyboard, some new plastic case, and i'm going to upgrade from Intel minipci b -> g wireless eventually (when I get a new job...sacked yesterday). Bigger HDD eventually too. And getting new battery off a friend. The keyboard is really simple to replace on mine, and others I've seen, (just 2 screws and 2 latches), so that's always worth a shot if it's outta warranty. James

Aaron Griffin

8 Jul 8 Jul

5:01 p.m.

On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 12:57 PM, Aaron Griffin wrote:

Hey guys, Just a heads-up. My thinkpad's keyboard is acting up, so I'm sending it in for repairs. I haven't been able to use it properly for some time (I can't even properly login because some keys output multiple letters 80% of the time, like the ones used in my password).

Sooo, no Arch laptop for me. I will try and see if my 64bit hardware will behave again, but I think that's busted too.

Just got a call, my laptop will come home to me tomorrow! Yay!

Jan de Groot

6:10 p.m.

On Tue, 2008-07-08 at 12:01 -0500, Aaron Griffin wrote:

On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 12:57 PM, Aaron Griffin wrote:

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Hey guys, Just a heads-up. My thinkpad's keyboard is acting up, so I'm sending it in for repairs. I haven't been able to use it properly for some time (I can't even properly login because some keys output multiple letters 80% of the time, like the ones used in my password).

Sooo, no Arch laptop for me. I will try and see if my 64bit hardware will behave again, but I think that's busted too.

Just got a call, my laptop will come home to me tomorrow! Yay!

Can we join the welcome party?

Aaron Griffin

9 Jul 9 Jul

8:27 p.m.

On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 1:10 PM, Jan de Groot wrote:

On Tue, 2008-07-08 at 12:01 -0500, Aaron Griffin wrote:

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On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 12:57 PM, Aaron Griffin wrote:

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Hey guys, Just a heads-up. My thinkpad's keyboard is acting up, so I'm sending it in for repairs. I haven't been able to use it properly for some time (I can't even properly login because some keys output multiple letters 80% of the time, like the ones used in my password).

Sooo, no Arch laptop for me. I will try and see if my 64bit hardware will behave again, but I think that's busted too.

Just got a call, my laptop will come home to me tomorrow! Yay!

Can we join the welcome party?

Hooray, the laptop is here - but I didn't bring my battery or harddrive to work (stupid me!), so I can't do anything yet! T minus 3 hours!

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