Page 1 of 1
Packard Bell 5130 - Is this fixable?
Posted: 29 Mar 2021, 17:13
by Finners
Hi All
I have picked up a Packard Bell 5130 locally. Pretty dirty but it wasn't expensive. I have a §PS/2 to USB converter so plugged it in. No keystrokes are registered unfortunately. I get three flashing lights above the numbpad. Any thoughts on what might be wrong?
Is this fixable?
Note: I have a few other PS/2 boards and they work no problem (for example , 5140), so it isn't the converter/adaptor.
Regards
Finners
Re: Packard Bell 5130 - Is this fixable?
Posted: 29 Mar 2021, 17:39
by Thorogrimm
Not much of an expert keyboard technician but it definitely sounds like a power problem. You might want to open it up and check if there are any bad connections or burnt out circuits.
Re: Packard Bell 5130 - Is this fixable?
Posted: 29 Mar 2021, 18:17
by micmil
Finners wrote: ↑29 Mar 2021, 17:13
Hi All
I have picked up a Packard Bell 5130 locally. Pretty dirty but it wasn't expensive. I have a §PS/2 to USB converter so plugged it in. No keystrokes are registered unfortunately. I get three flashing lights above the numbpad. Any thoughts on what might be wrong?
Is this fixable?
Note: I have a few other PS/2 boards and they work no problem (for example , 5140), so it isn't the converter/adaptor.
Regards
Finners
I have another thread about this. You can play along and see what hasn't worked so far.
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=25319
I've been trying to get it resolved for a few weeks. There has to be something wonky with the firmware, that's really all it can be at this point. Neither converter nor actual PS/2 connection resolves it.
Re: Packard Bell 5130 - Is this fixable?
Posted: 29 Mar 2021, 18:17
by micmil
Thorogrimm wrote: ↑29 Mar 2021, 17:39
Not much of an expert keyboard technician but it definitely sounds like a power problem. You might want to open it up and check if there are any bad connections or burnt out circuits.
I have two others that exhibit this exact same behavior. It's not power. Verified via multimeter and licking all the connectors for that zippy zap feeling.
Maybe just the multimeter.
Re: Packard Bell 5130 - Is this fixable?
Posted: 29 Mar 2021, 18:29
by Finners
ok thanks guys. Looks like there is nothing wrong the board, and there is nothing wrong with the USB converter I using.
Unfortunate as it's nice board to type on.
Re: Packard Bell 5130 - Is this fixable?
Posted: 29 Mar 2021, 18:37
by ddrfraser1
Do you have a ps/2 port you can plug it into?
Good news is these things are a dime a dozen.
Re: Packard Bell 5130 - Is this fixable?
Posted: 29 Mar 2021, 19:01
by micmil
ddrfraser1 wrote: ↑29 Mar 2021, 18:37
Do you have a ps/2 port you can plug it into?
Good news is these things are a dime a dozen.
Both of mine just blast LED's solid when plugged into a PS/2 port. They won't turn off at all.
Re: Packard Bell 5130 - Is this fixable?
Posted: 29 Mar 2021, 19:08
by ddrfraser1
It’s haunted.
Re: Packard Bell 5130 - Is this fixable?
Posted: 30 Mar 2021, 02:47
by micmil
It does have a taint of the haint on it. At least the second one I bought does. I think it spent time in an aquarium.
Re: Packard Bell 5130 - Is this fixable?
Posted: 30 Mar 2021, 03:24
by ddrfraser1
Wow! Lol, quite the trove you’ve come across
Re: Packard Bell 5130 - Is this fixable?
Posted: 30 Mar 2021, 03:42
by micmil
ddrfraser1 wrote: ↑30 Mar 2021, 03:24
Wow! Lol, quite the trove you’ve come across
I definitely have the most desirable collection of non-shitty rubber dome keyboards ever assembled.
Re: Packard Bell 5130 - Is this fixable?
Posted: 30 Mar 2021, 03:49
by ddrfraser1
Sounds awesome!
