Ooh, I performed something like this a few weeks ago AND today!
My keyboard started acting possessed - it was capitalizing everything even though caps lock was off, highlighting everything no matter how much I tried to click in screen to break it, and then upon restarting my computer, would not work. It wasn't registering any keystrokes. I fiddled with all the wires. I restarted AGAIN. So, finally, I picked it up and slammed it down with as much force as I could. (Luckily, it was early morning and I was alone.) Voila! Worked like a charm. The one time it has happened since, slamming it down has also resolved the problem. (It's really a bandage because I have no clue what's causing it, still.)
And then I've been having issues with my monitor. I turn it on when I get into work. It comes up bright and clear. After seconds, the screen starts turning sickly green, then dark green and fades to black. I turn the monitor off, turn it back on, and we repeat the same process for any number of times. I've noticed that sometimes leaving it on and letting it stay black for a while will make it resolve itself - but not every time. So, this morning, after I clocked in while racing the doomed green, I took my monitor in my hands and shook the thing up and down (while still resting on my desk) and it became completely clear and bright. It still flickers purple throughout the day, but now I've figured out that violence solves this problem, too!
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My keyboard started acting possessed - it was capitalizing everything even though caps lock was off, highlighting everything no matter how much I tried to click in screen to break it, and then upon restarting my computer, would not work. It wasn't registering any keystrokes. I fiddled with all the wires. I restarted AGAIN. So, finally, I picked it up and slammed it down with as much force as I could. (Luckily, it was early morning and I was alone.) Voila! Worked like a charm. The one time it has happened since, slamming it down has also resolved the problem. (It's really a bandage because I have no clue what's causing it, still.)
And then I've been having issues with my monitor. I turn it on when I get into work. It comes up bright and clear. After seconds, the screen starts turning sickly green, then dark green and fades to black. I turn the monitor off, turn it back on, and we repeat the same process for any number of times. I've noticed that sometimes leaving it on and letting it stay black for a while will make it resolve itself - but not every time. So, this morning, after I clocked in while racing the doomed green, I took my monitor in my hands and shook the thing up and down (while still resting on my desk) and it became completely clear and bright. It still flickers purple throughout the day, but now I've figured out that violence solves this problem, too!