Any #Thinkpad experts here?
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@82mhz Not a ThinkPad-specific suggestion, but that sounds like a stuck key on the keyboard
@howtophil @82mhz my thought too.
Unplug the internal keyboard and see if it continues.
Yeah makes no sense it’s not happening in OS but I’ve seen similar stuff happen on thinkpads caused by that.. -
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@howtophil @82mhz my thought too.
Unplug the internal keyboard and see if it continues.
Yeah makes no sense it’s not happening in OS but I’ve seen similar stuff happen on thinkpads caused by that..@colinstu @howtophil
Guess I gotta start taking it apart, but I don't have the time and space right now, so this will have to wait a bit.
Thanks for your input though, I will check the keyboard connection! -
@howtophil
Might be, but then the OS runs perfectly. If a key is stuck I would expect some weird behaviour there...@82mhz I suppose it depends on the key. I can hold the "Windows key" all day on my Linux desktop, and nothing happens
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@82mhz I suppose it depends on the key. I can hold the "Windows key" all day on my Linux desktop, and nothing happens
@howtophil Good point...
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@colinstu @howtophil
Guess I gotta start taking it apart, but I don't have the time and space right now, so this will have to wait a bit.
Thanks for your input though, I will check the keyboard connection!@colinstu It seems like you guys were right. I took it apart, disconnected the keyboard and the beeping stopped. The keyboard has a problem...
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@colinstu It seems like you guys were right. I took it apart, disconnected the keyboard and the beeping stopped. The keyboard has a problem...
@82mhz @howtophil hopefully it's just a matter of cleaning the switches/keys perhaps.
Do any keys feel stiff or sticky or don't depress all the way etc?
Worst case scenario the keyboard could be replaced. At least it's nothing more serious!
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@82mhz @howtophil hopefully it's just a matter of cleaning the switches/keys perhaps.
Do any keys feel stiff or sticky or don't depress all the way etc?
Worst case scenario the keyboard could be replaced. At least it's nothing more serious!
@colinstu @howtophil
No the keys all feel fine. I booted it up again with the keyboard connected... this time no beeps, and an online keyboard test shows no keys permanently pressed. Maybe it was just a matter of cleaning and reseating the cable. Hopefully...
Einther way, thanks both of you for the hint! I wouldn't have guessed that it might be the keyboard... -
@colinstu @howtophil
No the keys all feel fine. I booted it up again with the keyboard connected... this time no beeps, and an online keyboard test shows no keys permanently pressed. Maybe it was just a matter of cleaning and reseating the cable. Hopefully...
Einther way, thanks both of you for the hint! I wouldn't have guessed that it might be the keyboard...@82mhz @howtophil I may or may not have smashed the keyboard on a thinkpad after some very frustrating Windows sessions... a lot.
(poor laptop. it all survived fine though... that is when I noticed that beeping happening tho and it felt way too familiar)
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@colinstu @howtophil
No the keys all feel fine. I booted it up again with the keyboard connected... this time no beeps, and an online keyboard test shows no keys permanently pressed. Maybe it was just a matter of cleaning and reseating the cable. Hopefully...
Einther way, thanks both of you for the hint! I wouldn't have guessed that it might be the keyboard... -
@82mhz @howtophil I may or may not have smashed the keyboard on a thinkpad after some very frustrating Windows sessions... a lot.
(poor laptop. it all survived fine though... that is when I noticed that beeping happening tho and it felt way too familiar)
@colinstu
thankfully these things are quite resilient -
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