4.

Open System Preferences >

Yes

The key combination to speak

 

 

Speech. Verify if the “Speak

 

text cannot be used for any

 

 

selected text when the key is

 

other purpose. Either disable,

 

 

pressed” checkbox is selected.

 

or change to a more rare

 

 

 

 

key combination (including

 

 

 

 

Shift, Command, Option and

 

 

 

 

Control).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

Go to step 6.

M15

 

 

 

 

 

5.

With optical media in the drive,

Yes

Normal media eject key delay.

 

 

hold the media Eject key. Verify

 

No repair necessary.

 

 

if the eject symbol appears on

 

 

 

 

No

Go to Optical Drive Won’t

 

 

screen and that optical media

 

 

 

Accept/Eject Media

 

 

is ejected if present.

 

 

 

 

symptom flow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

Open System Preferences >

Yes

Keys recognized.

 

 

Language and Text > Input

 

Go to step 9.

 

 

Menu. Check “Keyboard Viewer”.

 

 

 

 

From the Input Menu (flag) in

 

 

 

 

No

Keys not recognized.

K01

 

the Menu Bar, choose “Show

 

Keyboard Viewer”. Verify if keys

 

Replace keyboard.

 

 

pressed appear in Keyboard

 

 

 

 

Viewer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.

Open TextEdit or another text

Yes

Application-specific issue.

 

 

application and try typing

 

Troubleshoot application.

 

 

something using the non-

 

 

 

 

No

Create a new user account

 

 

responding keys. Verify if

 

 

 

in System Preferences >

 

 

they are typed in this other

 

 

 

 

Accounts, log out from

 

 

application.

 

 

 

 

current user and log in with

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

new user to isolate a User

 

 

 

 

account related issue. If issue

 

 

 

 

persists, reinstall Mac OS X

 

 

 

 

from Install DVD.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Apple MD094LL/A manual Go to Optical Drive Won’t, Accept/Eject Media