rpc9943 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Hey what should I do, stuck asterisk key, it boots to my sdrive but stays there trying to arrow down infinitely. Can I fix this or do I have to get my old 130XE from my parents now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbking67 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 if you unplug the keyboard what happens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpc9943 Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 Well, I'm not sure how to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloopy Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Well, I'm not sure how to do that. Turn it over, remove the screws from the bottom. Turn it back over, and then lift the top, lift the right side 1/2 inch, and the left side 4-5 inches. Inside you will see the kb connected to the mainboard by a ribbon cable, carefully with two hands lift up on it... Connect power/video connections, and turn it on... if the key is still stuck, then bad 4051 or pokey. if it isnt stuck then problem in the key itself... sloopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpc9943 Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share Posted April 15, 2012 Okay, well it turned out that now it's just the break key that works, and everything operates just fine. This must be the keyboard. I took the atari apart and removed the ribbon, and pencil erased it. There was the same outcome. I also got two atari 130XE's which both don't load properly, not sure what the hell to do with those! I think we have an atari 600 somewhere at my parents, maybe I'll just get that and hope for the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafivehole Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Turn it over, remove the screws from the bottom. Turn it back over, and then lift the top, lift the right side 1/2 inch, and the left side 4-5 inches. Inside you will see the kb connected to the mainboard by a ribbon cable, carefully with two hands lift up on it... Connect power/video connections, and turn it on... if the key is still stuck, then bad 4051 or pokey. if it isnt stuck then problem in the key itself... sloopy. I have the same problem with my "7" key... when I turn on the 800XL, the number 7 just keeps going across the screen... if I press down on the 7 key, it stops and the other keys are functional. Should I follow sloopy's steps above?!? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l@k Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Hi, Try to unscrew lightly those screws nearest to the stuck key(s) on bottom-side keyboard that holds the membrane keys. It works for my ebay purchased atari800XL. lak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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