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    Asus W3v Keyboard

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by samurai, Oct 10, 2006.

  1. samurai

    samurai Notebook Consultant

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    I have an Asus W3v, it's just over a year old. Just the other day I noticed that the number 2 key on the keyboard isn't as sensitive as all the other keys. It's not sticky or anything, just I have to apply more pressure to strike the key effectively.

    Anyone know how I can fix this? It's just a lot of inconvienence because you never realize how often you use the number 2 until it doesn't work all the the time.
     
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  2. PROPortable

    PROPortable Company Representative

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    You can replace it. That's pretty much your only option. And by replace it, I mean the entire keyboard.
     
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  3. samurai

    samurai Notebook Consultant

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    Where do I go to do that? Actually I bought it from you guys, it's been fabulous. I brag about it with all my friends in college with Dells that have like 2GB of RAm and still run slow, while mine only has 512 and it's great.
     
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  4. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The keyboard is easy to replace, just buy a new KB, then unscrew the bottom screws marked 'K', take a credit card and push the top of the keyboard(above the Function keys), and 4 tabs should pop out and the keyboard should pop up.

    Then just remove the cable from the mobo, and put the new one in, rest should be easy, same way you took it out, just in reverse.
     
    coriolis, Oct 10, 2006
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  5. PROPortable

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    Drop me an email, I'll help you out.

    Basically, Coriolis hit the removal on the head, but I'd add the spring clips are above the "Esc", "F8", "Del" keys.
     
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  6. samurai

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    Just sent the E-mail now...
     
    samurai, Oct 10, 2006
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