"truevirgo61" <truevirgo61@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BE8F7F91-1082-4678-AE48-A50880C0EB16@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> Im having a some minor problems with my keyboard. The spacebar, the delete
> key, and both the comma/quotation, and semi-colon/colon key have gone dead
> on
> my Toshiba Satellite 10 laptop. Have no idea what has happened and any
> attempts I've
> made to get to the bottom of the problem haven't been successful.
>
> Prior to the keys go dead, there was a moan from the laptop. The fan is
> working, so
> I have no idea what that moan was. That being said, I think the probem
> has
> originated in my MS Word app. or I might be having a problem with BIOS. I
> have seen the dreaded blue screen a couple of times this week before the
> keyboard went
> down. My on screen seems to be working fine, and Im curious about that.
>
> Any feedback would be greatly appreciated, and pointing me in the right
> direction to fix this problem will be greatly appreciated. Ive already
> heard
> buy a new keyboard and it is good advice, but Ive been told that changing
> individual keys is the worst case scenario. Somebody mentioned that there
> is
> padding under the keys that wears down but I don't really think that is
> where
> my problem lies.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Best Regards

What specifically makes you suspect a connection with Word or the BIOS? What
did the blue screen say? What do you mean by your "on screen" working fine?

Have a look in the Event Logs (Start > Run > eventvwr.msc) for any relevant
alerts (relevant by timing or content).

Is there a chance that someone could have spilled something on the keyboard
without telling you?