Yep, pop the keys at one end of the keyboard, then hit the other end with
canned air.
John
On Thu, 22 Jun 2006 22:48:23 -0400
"Alan Lukachko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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.
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.
-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 10:08 PM
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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
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