Laptop KB and mouse works in BIOS but not in Windows


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I changed the top panel (where my touch screen is embedded) of my HP laptop yesterday. It was successfully done. But I am now facing a stranger problem after putting it all together. My laptop keyboard AND trackpad mouse are locked and unavailable for use when i boot into windows. However they do function when i am in BIOS mode but not from the login screen onward.

My laptop is a HP x360 and may be rotated to turn and behave like a tablet

I can work with a USB external mouse and keyboard

The laptop keyboard and mouse are locked even when laptop is started in safe mode

All drivers updated and all windows updates installed (with no problem)

Laptop KB and mouse working perfectly till 2 days ago

Could any contribute their opinion as to what is going on and suggest what i can try to 'unlock' the laptop KB and mouse so that they function windows?

I doubt anything untoward happened during the laptop panel replacement as the KB and trackpad are mounted in the lower panel and were not touched during this operation

Serious help needed and a big thank you for all the help i get here - almost always!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11 64 bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP x360 cd
    CPU
    intel i5 8th geeneration
    Memory
    16GB
    Screen Resolution
    1920
    Hard Drives
    one 500 GB SSD plus 1 TB hdd (2.5 inches)
    Keyboard
    inbuilt
    Mouse
    inbuilt trackpad
    Internet Speed
    500 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge chromium
    Antivirus
    Defender
Which applies to you?

1) The keyboard and / or touchpad show up in Device Manager with an error.

2) The keyboard and / or touchpad do not show up all in Device Manager.

3) The keyboard and / or touchpad show up perfectly normally as if nothing is wrong.

If showing up with an error, you may need to simply uninstall those devices and then allow Windows to redetect them by right-clicking the computer name at the top of the device tree and choosing Scan for hardware changes.

If they are not showing up at all in Device Manager, then are you CERTAIN that you reconnected all cables? Having both the keyboard and touchpad missing makes me think that a ribbon cable got knocked loose in the process.

TIP: HP makes their service manuals available on their web site. Take a look and see what connections are needed for the KB and touchpad and verify that they are well seated.

In the third case above, I'd be a bit stumped, but I doubt that they would be showing up normally in Device Manager if neither is working.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win11 Pro 23H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    Intel i7-11700K
    Motherboard
    ASUS Prime Z590-A
    Memory
    128GB Crucial Ballistix 3200MHz DRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    No GPU - CPU graphics only (for now)
    Sound Card
    Realtek (on motherboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP Envy 32
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    1 x 1TB NVMe Gen 4 x 4 SSD
    1 x 2TB NVMe Gen 3 x 4 SSD
    2 x 512GB 2.5" SSDs
    2 x 8TB HD
    PSU
    Corsair HX850i
    Case
    Corsair iCue 5000X RGB
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black cooler + 10 case fans
    Keyboard
    CODE backlit mechanical keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1Gb Up / 1 Gb Down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Additional options installed:
    WiFi 6E PCIe adapter
    ASUS ThunderboltEX 4 PCIe adapter
  • Operating System
    Win11 Pro 23H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 2
    CPU
    Intel i7-1255U
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC3306-CG codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.3-inch IPS Display
    Screen Resolution
    WQXGA (2560 x 1600)
    Hard Drives
    2 TB 4 x 4 NVMe SSD
    PSU
    USB-C / Thunderbolt 4 Power / Charging
    Mouse
    Buttonless Glass Precision Touchpad
    Keyboard
    Backlit, spill resistant keyboard
    Internet Speed
    1Gb Up / 1Gb Down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    WiFi 6e / Bluetooth 5.1 / Facial Recognition / Fingerprint Sensor / ToF (Time of Flight) Human Presence Sensor
Apparently, some of the OEM screen replacements are missing the orientation sensor.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
Thanks garlin - i understood what the problem from the ifixit link you provided above.
I guess the cable to the sensor has gotten disconnected while retrofitting the screen into the new top panel

Let's see if i can fix the same now that i am aware that it is not a software problem
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11 64 bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP x360 cd
    CPU
    intel i5 8th geeneration
    Memory
    16GB
    Screen Resolution
    1920
    Hard Drives
    one 500 GB SSD plus 1 TB hdd (2.5 inches)
    Keyboard
    inbuilt
    Mouse
    inbuilt trackpad
    Internet Speed
    500 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge chromium
    Antivirus
    Defender
I had the same issue recently - either on my Spectre x360 or maybe it was on my Asus netbook, when I disassembled both machines to upgrade the HDD to an SSD. I had a heck of a time getting the KB and display to work after assembly and finally suspected the display ribbon cable not seating properly. I thought for sure I had slid the ribbon into the motherboard port as far as it would go, but after the 3rd time of trying to place the cable it finally worked. I know sometimes there is side to side slack and those very tiny wires in the cable don't line up exactly right. But thanks God my persistence paid off and got the machine back to nominative behavior!
John
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home, ver 23H2 build 22631.2428
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Hewlett-Packard Spectre 13-4001 x360 convertable
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 5200U @ 2.20GH
    Motherboard
    Hewlett-Packard 802D
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 5500 on board
    Sound Card
    Intel Smart Sound Technology (Intel SST)
    Hard Drives
    ADATA SSD 128GB, model AXNS381E-128GM-B (SATA 6.0 Gb/s
    Keyboard
    Model # G01KB
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
    Other Info
    born on date: 25 Feb 2016
  • Operating System
    Win 10 22H2 build 19045.3693
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus Desktop model M32AD-US019S (new 2015)
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 4th Gen 4790 (3.60GHz), Haswell 22nm Technology, SOCKET 1150
    Motherboard
    H81M-E/M51AD/DP_MB
    Memory
    16 GB (8GB in 2 modules)
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760, 3GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP EliteDisplay E241i LED; HP EliteDisplay E243
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 500GB SSD, 870 EVO (SATA 6.0 )
    Micron 250GB SSD, CT250MX500
    Toshiba HDD, 3GB (original drive w/PC)
    Case
    ASUS
    Keyboard
    ASUS-------------------------
    Antivirus
    MS Defender

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