My keyboards are acting up!

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Odin75

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Hi. Well, there is something seriously wrong here. First of all, I purchased a keyboard. It was all good until I decided to press letter "Z". It didn't worked at all even tho' it didn't felt broken or anything. I was like: Are you kidding me?
I then decided to put the keyboard away, and keep using the old one. I saw it and I was like: ...ummm...this might need to be cleaned, so I went ahead and cleaned it. But now, this keyboard has issues too. All of the keys work, but not as expected. My problem now is with the "Shift" key. Some letters would go upper case only with eather the right, or the left Shift key. So yeah, I have to capitalize some letter using different keys now. It sucks. And the same applies for numbers and their special symbols. Also, If I press "CTRL + Z" to un-erase something I erased my mistake here, it will do it, but it will highlight all text at the same time. Weird.:confused: One thing I did found out, is that I can make the letters that refuse to go upper case with some weird thick. Here it is:

hold Shift + press letter = Doesn't work.
hold Shift + hold letter + release Shift = Works.

What I want to know is, has this happened before? Is this even normal or possible? Is there a way to fix it? Cuz I mean, the letters still work, they're just been retarded. And if it cannot be fixed, can I somehow fix the letter in my other keyboard that is just refusing to react when I press letter Z?

Thanks in advance.

Note: The all messed up one is PS/2, while the one with the letter Z problem is USB.
 
If you just bought the one with the defective Z take it back and get a new one.
Did you power down the PC before unplugging or plugging in the PS2 keyboard? If you didn't its possible you damaged the PS2 port. How did you clean the dirty keyboard?
 
Yes, I did unplugged it. lol. It would of been too uncomfortable to it otherwise anyways.
As far as returning it, well, I bought it online and the thing is freaking $15. I don't feel like paying shipping to return that, but I'm not sure if I can do it now tho' since I think I justed passed my 30 day mark a few days ago.
Regarding my cleaning methods, I tear the thing apart. LOL.:p I opened it up, completely. Extracted every key as well as the plastic frame and rinse it with water. I later dried it with a towel, and put it on the sun for a lil bit. As for the inside parts, I just left them on top of my bed, I didn't messed with those.
Still, I found it weird what it's doing. I mean, the keys work, but just in different ways than intended. I don't know, I just find it weird.
 
Sounds like the PS2 keyboard was damaged during disassembly or re-assembly, or maybe put back together incorrectly. Static electricity can damage electronics real fast and may be what finished it off. In any case if it was me I would junk it at this point. Have a good look at the stuck Z key and see if maybe there is something under the key. Packing material etc. As a last resort before throwing it away see if you can remove the key cap and see whats under neath. Once removed you may be able to see whats wrong and fix it. With a little luck the key cap will snap back on.
 
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