Dead Function buttons and direction buttons

have you upgraded the RAM?

if so, check that the RAM is seated properly.

check that all the connectors you removed have been
reconnected completely.

don't panic and take it to a repair guy... chances are
they won't know how to fix it anyway.

sit tight, do some research, contact some peeps...

it'll all be good

nahhh i didnt do anything to the ram, all the white connectors i took out i put back in, still boots up this way everytime tho

still cant find any info on how to stop this boot up screen from starting everytime i turn the mpc on

you may not have touched the ram, but it could have moved during this process.

just check it dude. nothing to lose.

OK...
So after some soldering practise and chasing down the switches from a local electronic store (60 cents each)
i managed to replace all the dead switches with new ones, and the ram problem i had was very easy.. i opened up the ram, and it looks like the previous owner has tried to glue the ram down and its popped back up because it doesnt snap down like its meant to, so i just glued it back down and it boots up fine now. HOWEVER................
switches that used to work now dont work, very confusing, my F5 button and my left directional button now work fine, but my F6 and F1 button dont work and i didnt even touch them.
it just doesnt make any sense to me at all