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Hi

All of a sudden a weird problem has come up. My desktop starts up only after i press Caps Lock key. At first it didn't start at all and i tried a few things like removing components, clearing dust but nothing worked and finally i tried a few keys on my keyboard and caps lock key helped. What is the problem?

Please help. Thanks.

Oron J
2013-11-23 14:01:44
As Bruce says, the first thing to try is a different keyboard. It could be something else, but you have to exclude the obvious first. Let us know how you get on!
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Bruce E
2013-11-21 20:04:34
Try testing with another keyboard. If the system will POST without any interaction, the original keyboard itself has a problem (most likely cause).
Hovsep A
2013-11-21 13:11:43
have you tried reset cmos battery, before anything first do a windows restore point also make an image
Alan W
2013-11-21 13:06:07
A little more detail would help out such as which version of Windows do you have?Have you ran a Windows Repair?How old is your hardware?