#A4000 keyboard & A3000
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I'm in need of some information. My A3000 keyboard is failing (return key is
inoperative), and I am looking tp replace. My question is this: Is the A4000
keyboard compatible with the A3000. I've noticed that 2.1 allows for keyboard
selection. My concern is with the hardware interface. Will the A4000 keyboard
plug into the A3000 as is? Will it plug in with the aid of an adaptor? And if
so, where can I get such an adaptor? I would greatly appreciate anyone with
knowledge on this subject to E-mail me. Thanks, Marty
Martin,
although it might be an actual defect in the electronics, I would
generally suspect that you have either a mechanical problem with the key,
or more usually, the contacts for the key are dirty. If you are not
mechanically and electrically inclined, I highly suggest you take the
keyboard to a reputable PC repair shop and give them a shot at fixing the
key. I've fixed several hundred of them and in all but a few cases a
cleaning of the contacts repaired the keyboard.
It's a bit tricky, so if you aren't so inclined, let someone do it who
has done it for a while (ask them how many they've done!). If you are so
inclined, I can provide a general description of the procedure although
without specific knowledge of the A3000 keyboard. They are pretty much
the same.
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Can't help you on that, still trying to replace my A2000 keyboard, space bar is
warn out.
You can use a 4000 keyboard into a 3000 using a PS2 keyboard adapter sold
at most clone shops. I bought mine through Redmond Cable but haven't used
it yet. My 3000 keyboard still works but squeaks now and then. 🙂
Daniel J. McCoy // CIS – 73742,3072
AP Engaged! \X/ Render 'till ya drop!
Dan,
Have you tested it? A local friend tried a 4000 keyboard on his 2000, and
told me it didn't work properly. Something about being too slow….
-Jim
MOS via Autopilot & Amiga
THANKS FOR THE TIP! If you get a chance to see if it actually works, please let
me know. -Marty