Two cursor keys not working on iBook G4

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Published on 2010-02-18T13:32:00Z Indexed on 2010/03/24 10:13 UTC
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The left and right cursor keys on my iBook G4 running Macos 10.4 do not respond. Since this holds for both Aqua and X11, I am inclined to think that this is a hardware problem.

Are there any other checks I should do before seeking out the repair guy?

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