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    M17xR1 Camera and Keyboard issue

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by 30something, Sep 29, 2011.

  1. 30something

    30something Notebook Enthusiast

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    In case it happens to anyone else, my M17xR1 is over 2 years old and recently I've been experiencing various issues, in particular:

    The camera at log on sometimes worked but sometimes didn't
    The keyboard started to malfunction - couldn't get the "caps lock" or "num lock" on - in word docs, notepad or excel the letters simply weren't appearing, I would have to hit the key several times for a letter to appear.

    Fished around and it seems this is a battery issue. I hardly use the battery and it's always charged up, but now I've taken out the battery altogether and everything is fine.

    Searched this forum for help but there doesnt appear to be a thread/topic on it. So I hope this helps anyone experiencing the problem.
     
    30something, Sep 29, 2011
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