> I had a similar problem on my Toshiba with the 's' key. I > gently pried up the key and found a small piece of plastic > preventing the key from fully depressing. Once the plastic > was removed, the key worked as normal. > > You may also want to try (with the laptop powered off) > shaking the laptop from side to side and upside down to see > if something is lodged under the key and if loose may drop out. > > If it's something sticky or gooy, you'll have to remove the > key and hopefully with a mild dishwasher solution remove the > sticky substance. Rinse with clean water and make sure all > water is removed before powering up.
I've had some success with above > With desktop keyboards that had a soft drink or coffee > spilled on them, I'd emerse the whole keyboard in warm soapy > water. Rinse with clean water and use a hair dryer to dry off > the water. Keyboard back to normal. Have you done this? I tried it once and it didn't work. Bill > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of MB Software > Solutions > Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 10:08 PM > To: Profox > Subject: [NF] Laptop keyboard showing signs of failure > > I must comment too much. <g> The '&' key is starting to stop > responding. The rest of the laptop (Dell Inspiron 5100 -- 3 > years old) > appears to be fine. > > My thought is to get a can of air and blow out the keyboard > as it sets. > Other tips or suggestions? > > tia, > --Michael > > -- > Michael J. Babcock, MCP > MB Software Solutions, LLC > http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com > http://fabmate.com > "Work smarter, not harder, with MBSS custom software > solutions!" <snip> > > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
