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keyboard number pad "6" not working on a1243 keyboard

Hi everybody,

Does anybody know how to fix only 1 button on the a1243 Mac Keyboard? The number 6 on the right number pad side seems not to be working. But the number 6 on the top number row works fine... Anyway to fix this? Thanks!

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.6

Posted on Dec 4, 2021 12:30 PM

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Posted on Dec 4, 2021 12:45 PM

Blake Farber wrote:

Hi everybody,
Does anybody know how to fix only 1 button on the a1243 Mac Keyboard? The number 6 on the right number pad side seems not to be working. But the number 6 on the top number row works fine... Anyway to fix this? Thanks!


Single key failures typically indicate a hardware issue. Keyboards are no repaired they are replaced.


You can try, same as here: How to clean the keyboard of your MacBook or MacBook Pro


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Dec 4, 2021 12:45 PM in response to Blake Farber

Blake Farber wrote:

Hi everybody,
Does anybody know how to fix only 1 button on the a1243 Mac Keyboard? The number 6 on the right number pad side seems not to be working. But the number 6 on the top number row works fine... Anyway to fix this? Thanks!


Single key failures typically indicate a hardware issue. Keyboards are no repaired they are replaced.


You can try, same as here: How to clean the keyboard of your MacBook or MacBook Pro


keyboard number pad "6" not working on a1243 keyboard

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