Toshiba Satellite Keyboard Problem

Steven Battisti

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Jul 4, 2013
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Hey folks,

Not sure this is the right forum to post this. I'm trying to help out a very non-technically-savvy friend. She has a Toshiba Satellite e45t-a. It seems that the keyboard doesn't work at all. Because this device has the tabletty kinda thing going on, you can still use the system by using the Windows 8 "soft keyboard". However, the keyboard is totally non-responsive. The power button works, obviously. The keyboard also works in the BIOS, just not in the OS.

I don't know a ton about laptops or hardware, but I know enough to troubleshoot with some guidance.

Any suggestions on steps I could take to look into this? (I have the device with me.)

Thanks!