My "B" key doesn't work on my Clamshell iBook

[onegirlcreative]

I just noticed while using my Clamshell iBook the other day that the "B" key no longer works on the keyboard. Not sure why all of a sudden it no longer works, but it doesn't. I have tried everything, and no luck.

Anybody have any ideas or suggestions? I guess I want to prolong taking it to Apple as much as I can because of the age of the laptop, I know it won't be cheap to fix—and obviously not worth it.

Here are the specs if it helps:

Lime Green Clamshell iBook, CD only, 366 MHz, 512 MB Ram, OS X v10.4

Any other questions, feel free to ask. Thanks again!
Suzanne

 

[OrangeSVTguy]

I'm sure you fan find used keyboards for the clamshell iBook for less then $10 shipped. That probably is the problem though, have you tried popping the key off to press the button to see if it still works? Could be really dirty and sticking?

 

[Tinknock71]

You could go to the site Ifixit and see if they have any parts there or instructions how to take apart and maybe see if some dirt is stuck underneath the key board. Just a thought,maybe save you a trip and maybe a few bucks

 

[onegirlcreative]

I'm sure you fan find used keyboards for the clamshell iBook for less then $10 shipped. That probably is the problem though, have you tried popping the key off to press the button to see if it still works? Could be really dirty and sticking?

Yes, I have tried both of those suggestions. Still nothing.

 

[onegirlcreative]

You could go to the site Ifixit and see if they have any parts there or instructions how to take apart and maybe see if some dirt is stuck underneath the key board. Just a thought,maybe save you a trip and maybe a few bucks

I guess it's something to look into. Thanks!!!

 

[TDM21]

Have you tried resetting the PRAM? Some of the keys stopped working on my PowerBook once. After talking to Apple we reset the PRAM and everything was fixed.

 

[onegirlcreative]

Have you tried resetting the PRAM? Some of the keys stopped working on my PowerBook once. After talking to Apple we reset the PRAM and everything was fixed.

No, I haven't. How do you do that?

I have an appt. on Friday with an Apple Genius, so I guess I will also bring it by them to see what they recommend.

 

[tubbymac]

No, I haven't. How do you do that?

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379

The first six steps are what you want. You can ignore the rest of that support document.

 

[onegirlcreative]

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379

The first six steps are what you want. You can ignore the rest of that support document.

Well, I took it to the Apple Store today (the genius bar) and he reset the PRAM and that didn't work. He recommended that it's probably the cable going to the keyboard and sometimes it happens. I will most likely have to get a new keyboard for it, which could be pricey, but since I can't use the "B" key, it's pretty much useless for any sort of word processing (or internet navigating with websites that have a "B" in it).

Looks like I'll be checking out eBay....

 

[tubbymac]

Doh! Well at least the replacement keyboards are pretty cheap on ebay and ifixit should have some nice pictures and instructions on how to replace it yourself.