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Hello. My A1260 MBP seems to periodically have an issue where the space bar will act like it is being pressed down when in actuality it is not. It makes a repeating “ding” sound. This laptop is used as a desktop so the display is always shut and an monitor is connected to it. It hasn’t been taken out in ages. I have an external Bluetooth keyboard connected so I thought that was the issue but the issue persists even when the keyboard is disconnected. Firmly tapping the MBP space bar temporarily stops it but the problem seems to resurface again down the line spontaneously without the space bar even being pressed. I have tried creating a second user account and logging out while the issue is active but then get a bunch of dots on the password field and the dinging sound (again). I am thinking this is going to require a replacement of the top case. Or would replacing the keyboard be the better/cheaper route? Any suggestions?
I Don’t think you need to do that quite yet. You may have a simple problem where the wire spring has jumped out of its slot. Look at this picture below. Note the two clips just in the corner of where the space bar sits. within the space bar a wire spring needs to sit within these clips. Go to this site for more info on popping the key caps off to reseat the wire LapTopKey.Com.
I have a “repeated key” issue as well. In my case it seems a combination of option and other keys. Only restarting fixes it. Any idea what to do? It’s worth noting that it happens too when I disable the built in keyboard (with Karabiner app), so it doesn’t seem related with an external trigger. I usually use an external keyboard and it happens as well when that one is disconnected.
Reason why this happens is because you have two keyboards connected to your laptop and one of them is connected via bluetooth. Click on the bluetooth setting on the top right and remove the keyboard connected via bluetooth. Cheers, Badmon Sen
