Keyboard key repeat problem on thinkpad X61

[digibing]

Running ubuntu 11.10 on Lenovo Thinkpad X61.

All of a sudden I have a problem with keyboard repeat. Suppose I press one key, the letter gets printed. If I hold the key down, multiple letters come out. The problem occurs when I press the same key multiple times within 1 second or so, then only the first key stroke is recorded.

Before I open my laptop to look for broken connections, I would like to rule out OS issues. Any keyboard drivers to reinstall, or anything else you guys can think of?

Thanks

[cortman]

Do you have "Sticky" or "Slow" keys enabled in the Accessibility options?

[digibing]

Nope, no sticky or slow keys enabled.

Do you have "Sticky" or "Slow" keys enabled in the Accessibility options?

[cortman]

Well, then I'm not sure what the problem is.
I'd test out a liveCD of some other distro before I'd open up the computer, though.