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WEIRD keyboard problem

ArmchairAthlete

ArmchairAthlete

Diamond Member
I looked for an answer to this before but came up with nothing.... I just ignored it for awhile since it happened very rarely. I've seen it happen a couple times recently in Halo and now I feel like trying to fix it and fast.

I'll be playing a game, moving around, and hear a couple of beeps come from the internal speaker in my PC. After that I lose all control over my keyboard and I'm stuck moving in one direction. I have to jam the reset button to get control back. While I am not certain, I *think* this happens when I press several keys at once for whatever reason. It doesn't happen on my desktop however.

This problem has persisted through two Windows installations, I think it is hardware related (or perhaps some vague BIOS setting, but I doubt it).

I hope it's just using a cheap-ish keyboard and nothing more. Right now I don't have access to a second keyboard for the long periods of time it would take to ensure my own keyboard is at fault (I'd basically have to just pay up for a new one).

Mostly Pertinent Specs:

Powercolor Radeon 9700 Pro

AMD Athlon XP 2500+ Barton (overclocked to 180Mhz FSB, default multiplier)

SLK-900A Heatsink

Asus A7N8X Deluxe Motherboard (nForce2 Chipset)

512MB Corsair XMS DDR400/pc3200 (2x 256mb sticks) CL2

Windows 2000 Professional SP4

Logitech MX500 Optical Mouse

Black ORtek MCK--800 Multimedia Keyboard

Chieftec AX-01BD U2F Case

450W Austin Power Supply Model DR-B450ATX
 
Some keyboards use the same wires to carry signals from different keys, so if you try to hit multiple keys you can end up trying to use one wire for two different keys at the same time. This used to be a big problem I guess, when FPS games were getting popular, but isn't much anymore. I'd try a different keyboard.

Of course your computer could also be overheating. Similar symptons sometimes.
 
Of course your computer could also be overheating. Similar symptons sometimes.
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Nah, I doubt it, the temps I can see seem fine. I've only got a modest overclock on my CPU and a small one on the video card.

I guess I'll go hunt for another keyboard. Or even just bite the bullet and buy a new one. One that doesn't have extra dumb buttons but is still well made....

EDIT: So far so good with a new AOpen Keyboard. If nothing goes wrong I guess the moral is... DON'T BUY ORTEK KEYBOARDS!
 
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