2015 MacBook Pro keyboard light on, touchpad works, everything works, but won’t type

[Hieveryone]

The keyboard won’t type. None of them. Everything else works. Even external keyboard with USB

how to fix?

 

[ericwn]

Have you tried a restart?

 

[Valdna]

The keyboard won’t type. None of them. Everything else works. Even external keyboard with USB

how to fix?

I would assume it is the ribbon cable connecting trackpad to the mainboard.
I had the same problem and swapping that out (2dollars from ebay) fixed it.
As a remedy, when i applied pressure under the laptop at the top and middle of trackpad, it sometimes came back to life.

P.S it is a really easy swap to do it yourself. And when you do swap it, tape the new cable so it wont rub against the bottom cover anymore.

MacBook Pro 13" Retina (Early 2015) Trackpad Cable

Replace the flex cable that connects the trackpad to the logic board compatible with the Early 2015 model A1502 MacBook Pro 13" Retina laptop. Part #821-00184.

www.ifixit.com

 

[ericwn]

I would assume it is the ribbon cable connecting trackpad to the mainboard.
I had the same problem and swapping that out (2dollars from ebay) fixed it.
As a remedy, when i applied pressure under the laptop at the top and middle of trackpad, it sometimes came back to life.

P.S it is a really easy swap to do it yourself. And when you do swap it, tape the new cable so it wont rub against the bottom cover anymore.

MacBook Pro 13" Retina (Early 2015) Trackpad Cable

Replace the flex cable that connects the trackpad to the logic board compatible with the Early 2015 model A1502 MacBook Pro 13" Retina laptop. Part #821-00184.

www.ifixit.com

And that ribbon cable also takes care of the keyboard or just the trackpad?

 

[Valdna]

For some sick reason it does take care of them both...

For me, only the power key was working, and the trackpad was ok.
After swapping the cable the keyboard came back to life.

New cable from ebay was about 2mm longer also than the old one.

 

[Hieveryone]

I would assume it is the ribbon cable connecting trackpad to the mainboard.
I had the same problem and swapping that out (2dollars from ebay) fixed it.
As a remedy, when i applied pressure under the laptop at the top and middle of trackpad, it sometimes came back to life.

P.S it is a really easy swap to do it yourself. And when you do swap it, tape the new cable so it wont rub against the bottom cover anymore.

MacBook Pro 13" Retina (Early 2015) Trackpad Cable

Replace the flex cable that connects the trackpad to the logic board compatible with the Early 2015 model A1502 MacBook Pro 13" Retina laptop. Part #821-00184.

www.ifixit.com

Thanks I'll give it a shot!
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Have you tried a restart?

Yeah I tried that already