I’ve been having problems with my Ultra Classic recently and I’m basically about to throw the sucker out the window and buy a proper Model M, but before I do that let’s see if the fine folks here at TFP can help me.
So basically every time I plug it into my PC, it constantly types * or ` or ~ as if something is pressing the keys down. I’ve tried it on different ports, and I’ve even tried it on other computers, so it isn’t a problem with my computer as far as I can tell. I’ve given all the keys a thorough cleaning, so I’m not sure what the problem is?
Any advice, TFP? Or should I just chuck the darn thing away and get another keyboard? Because I can tell you right now this Dynex POS I’m typing this on isn’t going to do.
IIRC Correctly, you have a mechanical keyboard (Weighs about 20 lbs or something ridiculous like that… A massive paper weight, I can see why you want to know whether to chuck it or not… :lol: )
No liquid damage was apparent when I took all the keys off to clean it.
I hardly, if ever, drink anything around it so I don’t think it could be that. I learned my lesson back in 2014 when I fried my old PC.
It only started doing it a few days ago, so I’m not quite sure what’s going on.
The computers I use it with are (mainly) my HP Envy 17t and (sometimes) my Lenovo G50-45. The HP runs Windows 10 and the Lenovo runs Ubuntu Linux.
Actually, when I first plug it in Windows plays the “hardware inserted” jingle, but nothing happens. The keyboard lights don’t illuminate and it doesn’t register keypresses. Then when I unplug it and plug it back in, that’s when it starts.
Well, it bit the big one. I took it apart to clean it and all the little plastic rivets fell out and I saw a big burn mark on the board. Something metal must’ve gotten in there and shorted the thing. Oh well. Time to get a new keyboard I guess.