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Laptop keyboard and cursor not working

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  • 27-12-2012 9:23pm
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    anniehoo
    Registered Users Posts: 6,596 ✭✭✭


    My compaq pressario CQ60 made a really loud alarm type sound out of nowhere. I shutdown but when it starts up the cursor and keyboard won't work. Stumped here. Any ideas folks?


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    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,117 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    Did you spill anything on it?


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    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,016 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    Does sound like some liquid spilled on the keyboard, if that is the case a new keyboard is probably needed, although more than the keyboard (motherboard) could also have been damaged

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    TheChizler
    Registered Users Posts: 9,455 ✭✭✭TheChizler


    Try plugging in a ps2 keyboard mouse maybe?

    Edit: never mind, thought it was a desktop


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    anniehoo
    Registered Users Posts: 6,596 ✭✭✭anniehoo


    MarkR wrote: »
    Did you spill anything on it?
    No nothing at all.

    Wouldn't know where to start refitting the hard drive is it difficult to do?


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    allthedoyles
    Registered Users Posts: 6,893 ✭✭✭allthedoyles


    for the touchpad, try to check if its off or on... if there is an orange light above the touchpad then its off, toggle the switch on that light to turn it to blue
    1. remove the battery
    2. disconnect the power adapter
    3. with no power supply at all, press and hold the power button for 1 min.. make sure it will be 1 min
    try to go to safe mode by continually pressing F8 when booting (press F8 when you see hp invent screen), then you'll be directed to advance boot options... choose last known good config.. then it will boot to last known good settings

    try these


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    anniehoo
    Registered Users Posts: 6,596 ✭✭✭anniehoo


    allthedoyles wrote: »
    try these
    Yaay removing the battery and F8 worked. Thanks a million :D


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