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Apple Wireless Keyboard: spacebar doesn't work not

Wed, 06 Jan 2016 21:08:49 -0700

spacebar stopped working. no spills, not a hardware issue. when spacebar is pressed spotlight comes up this happens without the command spacebar being pressed.

⟐ Answered Ocak 06, 2016 at 21:08 GMT-7

Apple Wireless Keyboard: How can I get the corroded battery compartment open?

Tue, 08 Sep 2015 09:36:20 -0700

aluminum keyboard model A1314

I have tried to turn the battery compartment disc with a screw driver and a coin. It does not budge. Is there a safe way to get it off so I can get the batteries out of the keyboard?

⟐ Answered Eylül 08, 2015 at 9:36 GMT-7

Apple Wireless Keyboard: iMac keyboard not working

Thu, 01 Jan 2015 09:40:20 -0700

my iMac keyboard is not paring with my iMac can't login

⟐ Answer deleted Ocak 01, 2015 at 9:40 GMT-7

Apple Wireless Keyboard: Function Key does not work as default function

Thu, 24 Oct 2013 08:24:46 -0700

I got a used Apple Wireless Keyboard from eBay. But when I pair it with my ipad and Iphone 4, those F1...F12 does not work as default function (adjust brightness, volume, play/stop music,...). Other key (A..Z, number,...) work well.

I tried to pair the keyboard with my PC (Windows 7) and those F1-F12 still work (open Help-F1, Search-F3,...). It mean the physical button does not damage.

Please help me set those F1...F12 work with my Ipad. I am PC-Windows user, not Mac.

⟐ Answer accepted Ekim 24, 2013 at 8:24 GMT-7

Apple Extended Keyboard: My MacBook late 2008 keyboard unresponding pls help

Tue, 18 Apr 2023 04:59:01 -0700

Need help! My macbook late 2008 keyboard not responding. Option and command are okay.

⟐ Commented Nisan 18, 2023 at 4:59 GMT-7

Apple Keyboard A1048: My keyboard is typing two characters

Sun, 09 Aug 2020 15:20:48 -0700

My Apple Keyboard A1048 is typing 2 characters for each of the keys in row 2 and 3.

Here is a sample showing what is being typed

Any suggestions?

Apple Wireless Keyboard: A1255 keyboard not pairing. Works fine with Windows laptop

Wed, 04 Mar 2020 05:53:06 -0700

I have a couple of A1255 original wireless keyboards that work fine with Windows laptops. I can find them under Bluetooth devices and connect fine. Whenever I try and connect to Mac devices, it fails to register keys pressed in order to pair.

I have read that these keyboards (if paired with another Mac) need to be unpaired on that mac before they can be successfully paired with another Mac. But surely there's got to be a way to overcome this as I don't know which Mac they were previously paired with and don't have access to those macs.

I've tried keeping the power button pressed throughout the process but still keys are not registered when enter keys to pair screen pops up

Apple Extended Keyboard: apple keyboard, wireless keyboard some keys do not work , 789-uiojkl;

Thu, 07 Jun 2018 04:28:35 -0700

how can l fix this problem some certain keys not working

Magic Keyboard: 2 keys registered as simultaneously pressed, when they're not

Sat, 19 Nov 2016 10:15:19 -0700

Hello good people,

Here's the situation:

When I press either the return/enter key or the P key on my Magic Keyboard, the keyboard/computer registers both keys as being pressed at once; they are "paired", if you will. This has been verified with the "Show keyboard viewer" feature enabled. Very bizarre. I've tried unpairing and pairing again multiple times, to no avail. It continues to happen even when connected to my MBP through the lightning cable and bluetooth turned off.

The portentous background to this is that I'd recently applied some rubbing alcohol to two keys on the other side of the keyboard that were sticking, though I did manage to get mixed up a few times and likely got some isopropyl underneath the keys in question as well. So I'm guessing that it's related, but it's still weird as !&&*!

Anyone got any ideas?

⟐ Edited by author Kasım 19, 2016 at 10:15 GMT-7

Apple Keyboard: Left Shift + E not working (Right Shift + E works)

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:15:25 -0700

Hello everybody,

I have a strange Problem with my second hand A1243 (With Swiss Layout) Keyboard.

If I use left Shift + E it doesn't do anything, but if I use right Shift + E it works.

Everything else works so far.

Has anybody any idea what that could cause?

Thanks in advance.

Sandro

⟐ Commented Aralık 10, 2025 at 10:15 GMT-7

Magic Keyboard: Is wired connection to PC possible?

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 16:09:30 -0700

Hello,

I read in some Magic Keyboard tests that it does not actually need Bluetooth to work. If you just plug the lighting/USB cable to your Mac and turn off Bluetooth, it works.

I was wondering if the same was possible with a PC not equipped with Bluetooth, i.e. is the Magic Keyboard working when plugged with the cable into a PC.

Thanks in advance !

⟐ Commented Eylül 20, 2024 at 16:09 GMT-7

Apple Extended Keyboard A1243: My - button on the 10 key transmits as +

Sat, 21 May 2022 01:49:46 -0700

The entire keyboard works fine with the exception of the " - " button on the 10 key. It transmits as " + " but so does the actual " + " key. Any way to fix this?

⟐ Answered Mayıs 21, 2022 at 1:49 GMT-7

Apple Wireless Keyboard: Apple Wireless Magic Keyboard keys from 1 to 9 stopped working

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 03:56:46 -0700

They just stopped working with no reason - 100% no liquid damage - no battery corrosion - no dust - battery fully charged - at evening they were working - in the morning not.

Strange thing is - EVERY SINGLE key works - just keys from 1 to 9 not (0 key works)

I’ve got 3 the same keyboard - other are working - this one not :(

⟐ Answer accepted Eylül 25, 2018 at 3:56 GMT-7

Apple Wireless Keyboard: How to remove rubber feet off keyboard (A1314)

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 11:05:41 -0700

Hi, I bought an Apple Wireless keyboard off ebay and it kind of wobbles when I hit keys on the lower left. It seems like the little rubber feet on the bottom (Near the space key). The right side one is just a little bit worn down which causes the wobble. Is there a way to take em off and replace em?

⟐ Answered Nisan 25, 2025 at 11:05 GMT-7

Apple Extended Keyboard A1243: Shift key doesn't work on the letter I/letter I and K

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 06:07:01 -0700

Ok, I know this sounds weird, but on my old iMac, the left shift key works fine for every letter except I and the right shift key works fine for every letter except I and K. Any idea why it would just be those key combinations that don't work? It even happens when you’re logging into the computer before it’s even finished starting up so I don’t think it’s anything with system settings, etc. Thanks in advance!

⟐ Answered Nisan 18, 2025 at 6:07 GMT-7

Apple Magic Keyboard: My power switch is faulty and wont turn off

Sat, 24 Aug 2024 17:25:39 -0700

Hi, i accidentally dropped my keyboard and now the power switch won’t turn off my keyboard, it’s loose when i try to toggle it off but it doesnt actually do anything. Please help, it irks me to know it’ll be on all the time

⟐ Commented Ağustos 24, 2024 at 17:25 GMT-7

Apple Extended Keyboard A1243: Keyboard dead, won't recognized by computer

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 00:43:04 -0700

Hi, I saved this keyboard from the reciclyng yard since someone in my office has thrown it away. The reason is the keyboard is not recognized by any computer when plugged in the USB port. Even the led on the caps key won't turn on. I tried to open it in order to see if the USB cable was damaged but everything looks in order (I tested with a multimeter). Am I completely hopeless or is there something I could check in order to try a repair?

⟐ Answered Eylül 29, 2023 at 0:43 GMT-7

Magic Keyboard: 1 and 2 keys stopped working

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 01:56:43 -0700

I just recently acquired a pre-loved late-2015 21.5 iMac with A1644 keyboard. All worked 100% till just now when the 1 and 2 numeric keys stopped working. Not on their own nor when combined with shift. No liquid spills or the like. The overall condition of all components is like new - extremely well looked after. I’ve given it a shake, light tap in an attempt to dislodge whatever could possibly be stuck underneath it, but to no avail. Please help…

⟐ Answered Haziran 14, 2023 at 1:56 GMT-7

Apple Extended Keyboard A1243: I need a space bar any suggestions for this

Sun, 29 May 2022 07:45:18 -0700

Apple extended keyboard a1243

⟐ Answered Mayıs 29, 2022 at 7:45 GMT-7

Apple Extended Keyboard II: Removing the metal frame

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 22:01:13 -0700

Hello there,

The ^/ ° key went dead, so I soldered a new ALPS tactile switch onto the back - and all of a sudden two more keys refused to function: a &

While reassembling the AEK I noticed a copper strip, about 52 mm x 2mm with a drilled hole at one end of it, which hadn't been there before and presumably fell from somewhere between the metal plate and the mother board.

Is there a way to separate the metal plate from the AEK's mother board?

Thank you

⟐ Answer edited Şubat 14, 2022 at 22:01 GMT-7