Question: Problem with laptop keyboard--certain keys not working? Well, two days ago, my "r" key would type several (1-4) "r"'s at a time, which was mildly annoying, but also somewhat amusing. I did not notice problems with other keys.\n\nSince yesterday, however, the "r" key hasn't worked; neither has the 4 in the number line, nor the F4 key.  I am using a fairly new (<2 years) iBook.\n\nI can't think of anything that precipitated the multiple "r"'s, nor can I think of anything that would've changed the multiple "r" problem into my current one. I've tried rebooting, and that was no help. Does anyone know what could cause these problems?

Answer: I suspect the R key is stuck or broken with contact made. You can try moving it up and down repeatedly to see if you can free it up. I would think you probably will need to replace the keyboard very soon anyway. If cost is a factor get one of the roll up keyboards and plug it into the external keyboard connector.
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