Laptop battery causing keyboard problem?

[poohs_hunny]

I have a Sony Vaio laptop, bought in November, so about 3 months old. Several weeks ago, I noticed that when typing, some of the characters were randomly not showing up. At first I thought it was my careless typing, but soon realized it was not. I was hitting keys, but sometimes the character wouldn't show. I contacted support, and they sent me a list of things to try (many of which I didn't know how to do). I haven't had time yet to contact them again about it.

Today, I turn on the laptop to find a battery error message, something along the lines of "The battery is not installed properly or may not be compatible with your computer. Try reinstalling the battery." I did this, but kept getting the same message. So I took the battery out. Now, I suddenly notice that the keyboard issue is gone! In this whole post, it hasn't missed a character, while typically it skips 1-3 per line of text.

So my question is, could a faulty battery cause a keyboard issue? I wanted to get some opinions before I contact service again and request a new battery. Thank you!!

 

[OK!]

I know if the battery is overheating at all it can cause a whole host of problems (it did with my old Dell laptop). Have you noticed if the laptop seems unnaturally warm while you're using it with the battery installed?

 

[poohs_hunny]

I haven't really noticed that it was hot, but then again, it's never actually on my lap...

 

[jlewisinsyr]

It could be the battery, it could also be the board. You need to contact SONY and get it sent in for diagnostics and repair.

 

[poohs_hunny]

Anybody else??