[Hidden-tech] Keyboard freezes on OS10.5.6

[Pat King]

George, I have a similar problem but not nearly as troublesome. About 
three times a day, the keys from my keyboard will just stop working. 
Usually I notice when I'm running Microsoft Word, but it happens when 
typing emails in Thunderbird and text entry fields online.

This only occurs with the actual letter and number keys. My Function 
keys work fine.

The only thing I found that corrects the issue is I open up my widgets 
(F4) and mouse click on my dictionary widget text entry field. All of a 
sudden, my keyboard keys come back to life.

I don't know if this helps your question, but am interested as well to 
hear what the HD people say.

Any suggestions?

I'm running a MacPro 10.5.6

Thanks,

Pat


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> Okay my friends, here is another "mystery problem" to challenge our 
> collective wisdom, something that the Mac Genius desk in Holyoke tried 
> to fix and failed.
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> Every once in a while, about once a day, my keypad goes dead, my 
> cursor will not move, and my keys do not type.  I can connect a mouse 
> to the USB port and that works.  The Apple store keep my computer for 
> a week.  I don't think they could replicate the problem, but the 
> upgraded my AOL Desktop browser thinking hat was the problem.  They 
> tested my hardware (keyboard, etc.) and found no problem. Sometimes 
> when the computer goes into automatic screen saver everything locks 
> up, but sometimes I does not.  I don't know if another problem I am 
> having with my modem is related, but at least once a day I have to cut 
> off the power to my modem (Comcast Cable) to reset it because I lose 
> my connection to the internet.  I thought the keypad might be related 
> to static electricity (once I did notice a spark when I touched the 
> computer) but I have turned up the humidity in the house and still get 
> the keypad and keyboard freezes.  Maybe I need an exorcist.
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> Any ideas will be appreciated.
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