Keyboard Testing
TESTING KEYBOARDS
Keyboards are tested for functionality. The good ones are then distributed throughout the building (Build, Thrift Store, etc.) or are boxed up for Bulk Sales. The bad ones are recycled.
TO RECYCLE A KEYBOARD
- Cut off the cord and put it in the shopping cart with other cords.
- Put the keyboard in the Gaylord on the sidewalk.
WHERE TO PUT THE FUNCTIONAL KEYBOARDS
After being tested, the working keyboards are divided up into 2 categories:
- Standard 104-key keyboards are stacked neatly in a box. When the box is full, write the total number of keyboards stacked inside on the top of box. Ask where the box goes.
- Keyboards with extra buttons or features are sent right to the store.
To test a keyboard, follow these steps
- Turn on the computer by turning on the power strip next to it.
- Connect the keyboard to the system using the extender provided.
- Using the side to side arrows on the keyboard, select the KBD heading.
- Using the up and down arrows on the keyboard, select the Scan/ASCII test and select it by hitting the enter key.
- A window will pop up, select CONTINUE by using the enter key.
- You will see on the screen what looks like a keyboard. When you hit a key on the keyboard, a little star should appear on the keyboard image on the screen. This means the key works. If you do not see a star, the key does not work. Go through and test every key. If any keys do not work then RECYCLE the keyboard.
- When you have finished going through all the keys, hit the control key and the pause/break key at the same time to exit the testing program. Put working keyboards in the box provided.
- Plug in a new keyboard and start all over!
NOTE: The keyboard testing computer needs to have a keyboard connected while booting.