all keyboard settings are correct IN WINDOWS. like stated in the first post when i go into the bios it says the keyboard setting is JAPAN and i cannot change it. it just skips past that selection when i scroll through. i'm assuming this is the root of all the problems i'm having but don't...
i am 100% sure that nothing got on the keyboard. none of the keys are stuck. nothing physical appears to be wrong with teh keypad of the laptop. ive got a usb keyboard in teh closet i will get out and see where we go from there.
its pretty much that whole bank of keys on the left side.. other than the tab key. like i said it is fresh off a format so it does not have a virus right now.
what happened... it was working fine and the wife was doing some online homework and then the keys started acting funny. many more...
on my wife's pc she got a virus and all the keys were quite messed up. i went ahead and formatted the dell 5100 inspiron and still some keys are not working. the fn key, caps lock, ctrl, shift... maybe more. either way i cannot figure out something more than software was effected but who...
its a z-line brand model number 23541s working in the warehouse at circuit city for 3 years will cause you to know the exact model of a stand at first sight.