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    How easy to fix M1330 left button under touchpad?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Nalada, Dec 10, 2011.

  1. Nalada

    Nalada Notebook Evangelist

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    This left 'mouse' button has 'collapsed' and I am wondering how easy to get at it - I presume I can't pry it off like a keycap?

    (I have another M1330 which I think is about to suffer the third and final graphics failure - so I can cannibalize that for parts... it seems cold weather (in boot of car) caused it to start showing several seconds of multi-colour blocks on boot - which I take to mean failure is imminent)
     
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    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    It is literally easier to replace the entire palmrest then to bother fixing the touchpad buttons.

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    From the Dell service manual.
     
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    Thanks - but that touchpad is in a bad state - corrosion and partly bent. Guess I had better open it up and look.
     
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