[OmniBook] OB6000 screen and keyboard problems

[Julian Bradfield]

My long-serving OB6000, already having had a motherboard replacement,
is now showing screen and keyboard problems.

The screen problem has been happening for a few weeks - every so
often, after some very minor shock such as picking up or putting down,
the screen goes off, with green vertical lines, displaced areas, and
bits of junk. This is fixed by suspend/standby and
romnibook at zurich.csail.mit.edubits of junk. This is fixed by
suspend/standby and resume. Once it failed complete, and I just
removed the control panel cover and blew dust around.

In the last couple of days, the keyboard has started locking up,
and the mouse either locking up or behaving bizarrely (going offscreen
at any touch). This is partly fixed by standby and resume, but right
now it's misbehaving badly, keyspresses being lost or mangled.

I'd like to think there was a single easy cause for this, such
as a loose connector.

Anybody got any more specific ideas than dismantling and re-seating
everything?

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