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mikaylabieberful

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weird keyboard thing help please ?
« on: February 20, 2011, 06:37:15 PM »
-not sure if this is in the right category-
so, al of a suden my computer (laptop ) started doing this weird thing
when i hold down a key it only does it once, like backspace,leters,space,scrol down/up
and its making this weird ticking noise when i pres a key
please please help i ned this fixed thanks (:

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Re: weird keyboard thing help please ?
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2011, 08:01:42 AM »
Check the repeat rate setting in Control Panel/Keyboards...
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Re: weird keyboard thing help please ?
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2011, 02:50:14 PM »
It seems as though you have "Filter Keys" switched on.  To disable this hold down the SHIFT key on the right hand side of the keyboard for about 8-10 seconds. You will hear a noise (not the regular 'tick') to indicate that "Filter Keys" has been disabled.