The keyboard on my PowerBook 180c has many keys which are not functioning. I swapped it out for a working keyboard from a PowerBook 170 but the same keys are still not working. Anyone have any guesses where else the problem could be?
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PB180c Keyboard Problem that's not the Keyboard.
- Thread starter avadondragon
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OK, I Just realize the computer seems to actually be KILLING new keyboards or I just happen to have 3 separate keyboards with the same keys broken. Same keys seem broken on another PowerBook now.
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I am not positive but I think the issue is either the ribbon cable / plug connecting the top and bottom of the PowerBook or the whole PowerBook interconnect board. Now my trackball has gone with similar symptoms - swapping a known good part from another machine didn't help.
This post here seems to be exactly what I'm experiencing.
This post here seems to be exactly what I'm experiencing.
Update: I bought a replacement 180c interconnect board off eBay and it fixed everything!
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