Is there any way of "disabling" an attached laptop keyboard?

[h00giz]

Hi there,

My laptop keyboard recently went crazy and decided to mess up and not work, so I bought a cheap \wireless keyboard which I now use as a replacement - which is placed on top of the attached keyboard.

However, recently the keyboard as started pressing random keys repeatedly (eg. ////////////////////////) and the only way I fix this is to bash the keys on the keyboard, and then it goes away.

I've tried deleting the drivers from the C: drive but I can't do this, it says I need permissions even though I'm an administrator.

Is there any way I could stop the keyboard from being re\co\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\k7
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^ there is a fine example where it happened in the middle of this post...

...from being recognized by the laptop?

It is a Samsung R510 running Windows Vista.

Thanks

[Geek-9pm]

The simple answer is to not put the wireless on top of the bad keyboard. Move it about three feet away and try it.

[Allan]

Or 3 inches. Just not on top of the laptop!

[h00giz]

Haha, never thought the repeated key strokes could be the keyboard pressing against the keyboard...

however, if this doesn't work and to save me creating another thread, how would I disabled the keyboard?

[Computer_Commando]

Laptop keyboard can be disconnected, but it's not for those with little or no manual dexterity.

[h00giz]

If you're referring to my early problem, that wasn't me and that fixed itself and the laptop now boots perfectly.

On topic:

I've been using my wireless keyboard not on top of my keyboard on my laptop.. and I'm stilling getting the repeated key strokes. So, if you could be so kind as to tell me how to disconnect a keyboard I'd be most grateful.

I've built computers before and I've replaced the RAM is this one, so I think I can trust myself not to break it.

[Computer_Commando]

There appears to be no support for the R510 laptop on Samsung's website.  You're on your own to figure out how to take it apart and remove the cable that connects the keyboard to the motherboard.