Stuttering keyboard?

[IJ Reilly]

I'm not sure exactly when this started, but I seem to have developed an uncontrollable key repeat in my keyboard. It's as though the delay-before-repeat setting is set to the minimum delay (though it isn't).

Could this be a hardware issue, such as problem with the USB? Could it be the keyboard itself? I'm at a total loss. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

 

[mad jew]

I know it's obvious, but have you tried a different keyboard? What sort of machine is it BTW?

 

[IJ Reilly]

I know it's obvious, but have you tried a different keyboard? What sort of machine is it BTW?

It is obvious, but I haven't tried this yet. I recently bought a new Apple USB keyboard for my Cube. The old one was so worn out... well, that's why I bought the new one. I'll give it try. Any other thoughts in the meantime?

 

[mad jew]

Maybe reset the PRAM. It's probably best to try the other keyboard first to see which component is causing you grief, although PRAM resets are generally pretty harmless.

 

[IJ Reilly]

Maybe reset the PRAM. It's probably best to try the other keyboard first to see which component is causing you grief, although PRAM resets are generally pretty harmless.

I reconnected the old keyboard, and as nearly as I can tell after a few minutes of typing, the stutter is gone. It might come back, it's hard to say since the problem with the new one seems to come in waves (fine for a while then it starts repeating keys). In any event at this point the new keyboard seems to be implicated. I have a difficult time imagining what could cause a keyboard to behave this way.

 

[kingcrowing]

thats really odd, maybe the sensors under the keys are sticking perhaps? is it all of the keys when it happens?

 

[IJ Reilly]

thats really odd, maybe the sensors under the keys are sticking perhaps? is it all of the keys when it happens?

I haven't tried to figure out whether it's happening with more than one key, but I should. Good point.