Home row keys (a to l) are not working

[ejdusf]

MacBook Air Keyboard problems

Yesterday, without spilling anything on it, the left click on my trackpad (and on my wireless mouse) stopped functioning(MacBook Air/OSX 10.6.4/1.6 GhZ) After one hour it started working again. At first, I thought it must be related to settings that i had messed up in the meantime (Universal access, mouse keys etc).However it turned out not to be the case. I tried virus scan, PRAM reset, but it didn't help. Today i took it to the Apple store, they proposed to replace the keyboard. Since I am out of warranty I don't want to pay 200 euros if the problem can be solved without the replacement of the keyboard. Any ideas?

Thank you all in advance!

Filip

 

[lucifiel]

You could try to open your MBA up to see if there are any loose connections?

Or you could try to reinstall your OS again to see if it's a software issue. Thought it appears to be hardware related, but you can only confirm that if you open up the MBA...

 

[ejdusf]

Thanks. The new OS didn't help so I replaced the top case.

 

[Scottsdale]

Thanks. The new OS didn't help so I replaced the top case.

You already replaced the top case? How much did it cost? Wow... did it fix the problem?

 

[ejdusf]

It costed 200 euros. Its painful but I had no other choice. Now it feels like a completely new computer.

 

[Scottsdale]

It costed 200 euros. Its painful but I had no other choice. Now it feels like a completely new computer.

OUCH. At least it fixed the problem... did you consider doing it yourself? Don't get me wrong, it wouldn't have been fun. The MBA is not a "fun" computer to take apart anyways.

Congrats on making it feel "new" again. Enjoy!

 

[ejdusf]

True, it would save me some money. I didn't want to take any risks though since I have read that replacing the top case on MBA is quite complex.