Dell Latitude D520 keyboard and trackpad problem.

Hey everyone! My friend is very cheap and will not get a new computer. He has a dell lat. D520. I wiped everything and installed all the drivers from the dell website for the laptop. Everything works great until you have to type or move the trackpad. It tends to jump around or insert other letters then the one chosen. But a usb external keyboard works fine! I called dell and said that he doesnt have any warranty and said maybe the buttons were stuck? Should he order a new keyboard for 50 bucks?? Thanks

 

You can get a D520 keyboard for just about nothing. I'd say there's a fairly good chance it'll fix the problem, too. Even if it doesn't, I think it's worth $12 to give it a shot...

http://cgi.ebay.com/DELL-LATITUDE-D...mQQptZPCA_Mice_Trackballs?hash=item2a0376f856

 

if i do that, do i need to install the drivers again?? Also does the intel chipset driver have to deal anything with the keyboard driver??

 

If you simply swap the keyboard, you shouldn't have to reinstall any drivers. I'm not 100% sure about the chipset driver having anything to do with the KB, but I'm fairly certain they don't...

 

thank uu! what about the trackpad....is that because of the keyboard is messed up??

 

Oh, I missed that.

Is it possible for you to test the machine 1) with the touchpad disconnected and keyboard connected or 2) with the touchpad connected and keyboard disconnected?

 

yeah i can try that for u and see what i come with